Daikon fry is for Day 4 of the blogging marathon. No, I am not making up the name and that is what it is called in the stores here 
. The first time I looked at it I did not relate it to radish because they were pretty long and some were fat too. But my friend told me that it is mullangi indeed. Still skeptic, but out of necessity due to the limited veggies I get in my area, I decided to try out the daikon or radish or mullangi.
Well, it tasted exactly like mullangi and what a relief that was. After making the usual sambar all the time, I realized it was time to try something else. Radish is a veggie that does not have a whole lot of flavor on its own and the idea of a fry was not exciting until my mom suggested I pair it with peanuts. Now, we eat peanuts by the bag and I immediately jumped on it and the fry tasted delicious.
This is the first time I am posting a picture of a basic South Indian Thali. Although our day to day meals include rice, sambar/kuzhambu, rasam, veggie fry and sometimes kootu I have never tried to assemble them together due to lack of time. I also had payasam and kootu in mind for this thali, but could not get to it. So the items in thali include rice with some dal on it, drumstick sambar, milagu rasam, this fry, spinach poriyal, yogurt, pickle and papad. I normally make the papad in the microwave rather than deep frying. Off to the recipe of radish fry.
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Ingredients
- 2 tsp oil
- 1/4 tsp mustard seeds
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 1/2 tsp ginger paste
- 1 cup chopped tomatoes
- 4 cups sliced radish (daikon/mullangi)
- 1/2 cup peanuts
- Salt to taste
- 1 tsp Chilly powder
Method
Soak peanuts in water for 1/2 an hour.
Heat oil and splutter mustard seeds. Add onion and ginger paste. Saute until onions are done.
Onions are cooked.
Add tomatoes.
Cook until the tomatoes turn mushy.
Add the sliced radish, peanuts, salt and chilly powder.
Mix it all and allow to cook. Sprinkle some water and close the vessel.
Radish is cooked and the curry is done.
Easy and tasty fry ready and it was part of the thali meal.
Enjoy!
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very unique curry
Never tried a stir fry with radish.Bookmarked
.Thali looks delicious…
I too buy daikon instead of radish and do not find any difference between the two. Addition of peanuts to dish sounds interesting.
Yum! This sounds delicious! We make stir fry with radish but I like the addition of peanuts that you used.
Now that’s really a new way to make radish!..though I make the relish it’s never this way..the entire looks great..thanks for the entry!
Yummy curry with daikon radish. Love the addition of peanuts and tomatoes. Will try your version next time I get some radishes home.
Thali looks amazing..
Amazing Thaali. I am loving all the Thaali recipes I am seeing here and in other’s posts.
Looks delicious. Really love the way you present the recipes. great effort..!
Radish fry with peanut sounds yummy…that’s a complete south Indian Thali…looks fabulous…gr8 job!
Radish fry with peanut sounds yummy…that’s a complete south Indian Thali…looks fabulous…gr8 job!
very interesting. We usually grate the radish for the curry.
Love your clicks and the mullangi recipe is so new to me…need to definitely try it.
I too make this one but never used peanuts,sounds interesting..will try it for sure.The thali looks fabulous and makes me drool.
Interesting combination, never thought of adding peanuts with radish,fabulous spread..
I am going to try this. I liked the combination.
whoa! that is some thali indeed… mouth watering!
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Never tried making curry using radish!!!With those peanuts in it looks delicious!!!
Very interesting stir fry. Thali looks very inviting…
Even I discovered mullangi with peanuts as a combination just about a year ago! I love it and your preparation sounds simple, healthy and delicious. here is my version if you would like to give it a try
http://theweekendepicurean.blogspot.in/2010/10/masterchef-india-and-pakistani-radish.html
Nice thali. I am also posting a similar TN thali today.
wow yummy recipe,luks flavorful…
wow yummy recipe,luks flavorful…
very delicious thali n lovely flavorful stirfry