Comments on: Moongre ki Subzi (Radish Pods)

By: enjay

enjay — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 03:45:39 +0000

Oh, moongre!! I absolutely love them, more so now that I’m here in the US and they are not freely available. Found the frozen purple variety in the Indian store..aaloo-tamatar-moongre ki sabzi! Mom used to make a much more liquid version, but yours looks equally delightful.

Great blog.

I am told you can cook them with wadiyan as well! Will be trying that next year.

By: priyanka

priyanka — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 00:44:11 +0000

Thats quite a new dish to me. Had never heard of moongre before. I wonder if i can find it in the stores here. But the plate looks very tempting. Especially your pickles.

If you have radhish, you can have moongre! Ask your green-grocer about them.

By: Manisha

Manisha — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 21:33:31 +0000

Oh Anita! Lookit!

So, you were complaining for no reason. Bah.
And, you are welcome.

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By: Manisha S

Manisha S — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:51:04 +0000

Hi,

this is for all those who cant seem to find the pods… Grow your own!!! I too dont see radish pods where I live, but do get moolies (radishes) in the Indian stores so am planning to experiment with the following method- my baby sitter (who’s from punjab) tells me her husband has done this and reaped pods too…

If you can get radish in the market place, get a couple big fat ones (preferably with a few leaves still intact). Chop off the bottom half of the mooli and sow them. You should be able to reap the flowers (which are edible too) and pods once the plants grow. Ofcourse no moolies from this planting.

Besides, if you dont get radishes, then I would try to get hold of seeds to grow them (or ask your gardener in India to supply some)- many online seed retailers also offer them.

Hope you all find this helpful

Thanks for all the tips and pointers! I might want to try planting the radish tops next year myself!

By: Zeba

Zeba — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:55:54 +0000

I recently joined a local CSA(Community Supported Agriculture) group and they gave me these. I am glad I found this recipe.
Thanks a lot.

I hope you enjoyed the dish!

By: VegeYum

VegeYum — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 12:42:02 +0000

How fascinating! I never knew …

By: Anjali

Anjali — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 09:12:28 +0000

I haven’t spotted Mogri in blr. I must look more carefully for it I might get it. What I remember is most of the time my neighbor, Kaki used to make it like a simple stir fry with mustard takda and dhania-jeera-red chili powder OR just kachu paku ie. barely cooked in bit of oil with red chili powder. It resembles a fresh pickle or spicy salad with a squeeze of lemon juice, the crunch intact. If you have seen or tasted the fresh turmeric salad the gujjus make then you can make mogri the same way. Yet I don’t remember the taste!!!

Thanks for the recipe tips, Anjali. And I hope you can find them to revisit the taste. The best thing about finding them in Bangalore would be that you could have them year round, as is the case with most veggies there I am told.

By: Shella

Shella — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 06:53:24 +0000

Hey I did try this once, n you know what….I chopped it soooooo fine that it sappped all my energy, n I vowed never to make it again, but I am gng to try it your way now.

But I know what you mean - that is why the loooong ones have become more popular - much easier to grab a bunch and chop chop chop. Longer sections work just fine.

By: mallugirl

mallugirl — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:48:43 +0000

i agree with manisha.. if i am not gonna find it, why read abt it? just kidding! gyan or not, it looks like another great subji.

I know you are just jealous !
Besides do you hear me complain about all those delicious things with seafood you (and Sig) keep dangling - I don’t even know how to pick prawns ! …or crabs, or…
Further to that, you can find anything (even God) if you really look! Pel has already tasted these!