Mooli

[Looby Loo]

Just wondering if any of you lovely people have any recipes for mooli.

We've got a 4 rows of the stuff and no real idea what to do with it. To be quite honest we only planted it because we had a bit of bare soil and a free packet of seeds.


Ta...Looby loo's OH.

[Looby Loo]

[Derekthefox]

I did the same last year Looby Loo's OH, and ran into the same problem. Apart from stir fries, it seemed to be a bit limited. I didnt bother this year as I had so many other things to capture my attention.

Derekthefox :D

[tim]

That's the trouble - so much at one time. Unless you're like Yuet, who ? lives on it.
Use it like turnip in stews? Marinated in salads? Pickle it? If you must use it all, freeze it for soupy things? In anything that needs bulking out?

Isn't it rather like courgettes? So many, & how do you use them?

[tim]

Delicious!

[Looby Loo]

Thanks all.

I'll have a look for a recipe for Pakora, It seems I have enough mooli to make about 5 hundred weight of them ;). Ahh, we live and learn. Ta Wardy.


I must admit, they are quite fun to grow (and ridiculously easy too) I dug one up for one of our lottie neighbours, it was a brute, about 16" long and 2 1/2" in diametre. I don't think the poor old duch liked the look of it all that much, but she said thankyou, and that she would probably pop it in a stew, I fully expect it's lingering in her compost bin really :)..Anyway, enough of my witterings..Thanks again all.


LL's OH.

[MaryM]

It is a key ingredient for the Special Base Sauce in Balti recipes in Pat Chapman's book.  I make lots of batches of the sauce and freeze it

[Looby Loo]

It is a key ingredient for the Special Base Sauce in Balti recipes in Pat Chapman's book.  I make lots of batches of the sauce and freeze it

Oooh, sounds interesting. You wouldn't happen to remember which of his books the recipe is in would you?

[Doris_Pinks]

Looby Loo's OH, go here
http://www.mamtaskitchen.com/index.php and put mooli in the search facility, a great site (thanks again Tim ;D) and everything we have tried has been delicious!  Oh and I have as many to get through this year as you! ;D

[Looby Loo]

Looby Loo's OH, go here
http://www.mamtaskitchen.com/index.php and put mooli in the search facility, a great site (thanks again Tim ;D) and everything we have tried has been delicious!  Oh and I have as many to get through this year as you! ;D

Blimey, that's a cracking site, thank you. I've got it bookmarked. I'm going to enjoy wading through all the recipes.. :)

I've just started to really enjoy a good curry again, and learning how to cook them. I think I got put off a bit by too many ghastly post pub friday night take-aways. :-[

[Doris_Pinks]

We loves making curry too! (I even make samosas occasionally Wardy!) On that site try the Lamb Balti, easiest curry I have ever made, just throw most of the ingredients in a wok, add water and simmer, is our favorite curry at the moment, 16 year old made it for us the other day! ;D
Oh nuts, now I fancy a curry!

[tim]

Interestingly - ? - Mamta & husband were chemists before they did this thing. So they ought to know how to fix a dish? Good people.

But back to Mooli - don't we all go mad about growing something - mundane or 'glamorous' -  & then say 'what the hell do we do with this thing'? Funny lot.

[Derekthefox]

Ahhh curries, a passion of mine, as if you didn't know!
I am happy with rice, naan, bread, even potatoes or chips! Parathas are a particular favourite of mine, a colleague was telling me that they are often eaten as a Sunday 'brunch' with a vegetable curry 'dip'.

I am dribbling again!

Derekthefox :D

[Old Central]

Mooli is often used in the production of the Korean side dish kimchi - effectively a fermented chinese leaf dish with chilli.

This has been in the news recently http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4347443.stm

In view of all the recent health scares they could be something to plant next year. :-\

[Looby Loo]

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/17112005/80/radish-recovering-murder-attempt.html


Blimey.

[Doris_Pinks]

  :o  :o  moved to tears!! ;D

[Looby Loo]

Bloody thing, just look at it, 23" of mooli magnificence.  :)

[Doris_Pinks]

Cooo errrrr  what are you going to do with it?? :o  :o

[Looby Loo]

 As Wardy said tons of pakora I think.

I'm not joking, we've got 4 six foot rows of the things! I'm not going to plant so many (if any  ;) ) next year.

I hate waste though, so I'm tempted to pop into our local asian deli and see if they want any.

[Derekthefox]

mmm, I adore pakora ... with a spicy mint or yoghurt dip ...

Derekthefox :D

[KT]

Hi Looby Loo

We eat a lot of mooli(or Daikon,as we call it) in my country.Apart from the oriental way,it's also nice in salad.Just slice it thinly into strips then add a can of tuna and mayonnaise+salt&pepper.

Many things you can cook with mooli.Try the links :).

http://www.recipezaar.com/r/q=daikon
http://www.gov.mb.ca/agriculture/food/oriental/cfo01s03.html