What to do with mooli?

[HappyMouffe]

I randomly sprinkled mooli seeds on a spare bit of ground a couple of months ago and sort of forgot about them.

Yesterday I pulled one up, expecting something as tiddly as the carrots I've pulled so far. It was huge! It's going in a stir fry tomorrow, but what else can I do with them? I've looked in a couple of allotment cookbooks and had a bit of a search on t'interweb but not seen anything I fancy.

Has any Grape got some suggestions, for the around 30 mooli still in the ground ?

[smallblueplanet]

There's a couple of recipes here - mooli is used in indian cooking

http://madteaparty.wordpress.com/200...ng-the-radish/

[HappyMouffe]

Thanks, SBP - they look nice, and I like a bit of spicy food.

I didn't know what 'hing' was (an ingredient in the stir-fried radish chutney recipe), so Googled it - and came up with this definition:

"Hing:
Also known as asafoetida, and devil's dung. A light brown resin sometimes used as a substitute for garlic and onions, or in its own right and not as a substitute for anything, it can be found in Indian groceries. Claimed properties: laxative, aphrodisiac, colic cure".

Hmmm - Devil's dung Also, I'm a bit wary of an aphrodisiac that is also a laxative...

[smallblueplanet]

....Hmmm - Devil's dung Also, I'm a bit wary of an aphrodisiac that is also a laxative...

Lol!!!

We've used hing when following indian recipes, easily gotten hold of when we lived in Derby. It smells big time - its used for religious reasons, and although garlic isn't the same it'd be okay to use it instead. Or even leave it out altogether?

Oh I've also seen some recipes for mooli moong dal (dhal) that sound tasty too - try googling.

[Flummery]

Mooli are gorgeous raw dipped in hummous. That's what I grow them for.

[HappyMouffe]

Flummery - thanks. I'll have to try that - I love hummous.

[lainey lou]

I've grown some mooli too for the first time and they're massive. Gave a couple to my allotmenting neighbour who was very impressed and earned myself a bit of gardening cred!
I like them grated in salad, the hummous idea sounds good too.

[edgedeva]

hi well done on the accidental gardening! i love it when that happens !you can find loads of recipies for moolie in indian food websites ,books etc;can i ask where did you get the moolie seeds from?

[Flummery]

Lots of seed catalogues have them in. I think the larger garden centres stock them too.

[Snadger]

Think I got mine from Wilco's Oriental range? And rather nice it is too!

[Rhona]

They're very nice cubed, shoved on a stick with a matching cube of smoked salmon and served with a soy sauce and wasabi dip, with drinks. Or without drinks, but I like to observe the cocktail hour.

[Shortie]

I think I have a rogue one in my garden.... I planted beetroot and have one random white one with stalks that are much, much more open (ie they don't stink in the air as much) as beetroot do

Does that sound like a Mooli?

[Rhona]

I think I have a rogue one in my garden.... I planted beetroot and have one random white one with stalks that are much, much more open (ie they don't stink in the air as much) as beetroot do

Does that sound like a Mooli?

The Mooli I know looks like a huge, swollen creamy/translucent-ish parsnip, but not so pointy at the end.

[ohbeary]

Mooli, peel, cut in julienne, mix 50-50 with julienne celeriac, add mayo for a great salad, stirfry's good!
How about pickled, this does not keep too long as it is but could be adjusted vinegar wise!(1/2 water), 1/2pt white vinegar,8oz sugar, 1/2pt water, 1tsp corriander seed, 1tsp salt, 1 bay leaf, bring to boil, pour over, 2 red chili's sliced, 4 clove garlic peeled&sliced, 1 cucumber deseeded and sliced, 1 red pepper finely sliced, 1 white onion sliced, 4-6 mooli peeled and sliced, the boiling liqour poured over the vegies is enough to preserve them for a week or so, for longer keeping, a more acid/sugar solution is required.

[timeforacuppa]

Mooli is also known as daikon in Japan - that might help with the googling