I have a giant mooli - what shall I do with it?

[OhYouBadBadKitten]

On impulse I ordered one with my veg box this week. I've never had it before. It's about 2ft long and doesnt fit in my fridge so I need to eat at least some of it tonight.

I'd like to make something veggie with it. All I can think of at the moment is putting it in a stir fry? What exciting recipes can I try with it that I wont need to schlep out to a shop for?

[Clearaschristal]

Peel it and eat it off the stick. Or, grate it up and sprinkle it over anything savoury, or just eat handfuls everytime you open the fridge and dive in the box. Lovely! and very good for your digestive enzymes.

[OhYouBadBadKitten]

Oh no!
Mine doesn't smell too bad. Bit wary of opening the pickle though!

[AwkwardSquad]

I once made some salad with mooli and took it to work. I put my lunchbox in the fridge. Over the course of the morning, a pungent and unpleasant smell developed on our office landing and gradually percolated down the stairs... We couldn't think what it was. The drains? A dead mouse or bird somewhere?

No. It was my salad. Unbelievably rank. I will never buy mooli again. Ever.

[OhYouBadBadKitten]

Thank you :)

[LetticeKnollys]

They are also known as "daikon" radishes in Japanese cuisine, if that helps your search for recipes at all!

[OhYouBadBadKitten]

They are supposed to lower your blood pressure. Dunno if it's true. It was tasty though.
Will see what the pickled version tastes like tomorrow.

[Selks]

That sounds quite nice, Kitten. I might grab one next time I'm in an Asian supermarket. I bet they're dead healthy.

[OhYouBadBadKitten]

It does selks, there is a slight difference to the taste - more savoury and when its cooked it seems to taste like a cross between radish and celeriac, with the texture of celeriac.

[Gauri]

Yes, mooli is an Indian radish.

[Selks]

Does mooli taste the same as radishes?

[OhYouBadBadKitten]

The daal was delicious :) I've made the banh Mitoo so we can have it on saturday for our Last night of the proms feast.
I've put some raw mooli in dds lunchbox. It wont make everything smelly will it?

[OhYouBadBadKitten]

I have everything I need for it, even the right container. Yay!

[OhYouBadBadKitten]

I'm going to make that pickle tomorrow :) I love pickled things!

[Lunaballoon]

Banh Mi. But be warned, mouli, also known as Daikon radish, can smell pretty rank. Don't let that put you off though, this pickle keeps well in a covered container in the fridge.

[ShoutyMom]

Grate it, squeeze out excess juice, add salt and lemon juice dressing. Eat as a salad. Can add other stuff like grated carrots, cucumbers, finely chopped tomatoes, chopped coriander, mint etc.

[OhYouBadBadKitten]

It really is Juniper. I did not expect that at all.
I still have a horseradish root from the other weeks delivery. Youd have thought I'd have learned.

We had some at lunchtime. It tasted just like radish. Which is a slight shame as the box already contained radishes.

[mrspremise]

Slice it and pickle it in a spiced, slightly sweetened vinegar, then eat it as a mini side dish to lots of things

[JuniperTisane]

If its really 2ft long your family will hate you after a few days.

[OhYouBadBadKitten]

I might try some of it raw at lunchtime. This could be the new mn chicken for me... how many meals can a mooli make?

[OhYouBadBadKitten]

Sorry Milmin.

[OhYouBadBadKitten]

I think that tonight I'll do Mooli daal with rice. I dont have Asafoetida though. Is there something I can sub it with?

Then if the rest of it will keep(?) I'll use some of it on Saturday.... maybe get dd to make some parathas as its her turn to cook. and then roast the rest on Sunday.

[Gauri]

Eat it in a salad or on its own with a sprinkle of salt.m

[Milmingebag]

Oh I thought this was going to be a thread about a boil/warty growth etc

[OhYouBadBadKitten]

I like the way the paratha recipe says 'make the dough' like its granted the reader would know how to make it. It does sound yum though!

Mooli saag sounds delicious. If I'd thought about it I'd have ordered spinach to go with it. My veg box seems very salad heavy this week. Wonder if i could use lettuce leaves instead....

[hanette]

Cut into strips and roast, sort of treating it like a parsnip?

Very low carb - odd though, tastes slightly like a radish. Not unpleasant though