Radish is a crunchy root vegetable, mostly eaten raw in salads, with a pungent flavour.
Radish Leaves (mooli k patte) are green coloured long leaves that are edible along with their white root. It has a peppery hot flavour and is widely used in Soups & Salads or to garnish a different variety of dishes.
Even though not many people like radish or radish leaves (mooli k patte), it comes with a bundle of health benefits- from heart diseases to digestion which detoxifies the system.
Radish leaves are a good source of vitamin A & vitamin C which helps in building immune cells. It also helps in preventing diseases like cancer, diabetes and heart diseases.
There are different dishes that can be prepared from radish and radish leaves like mooli ke parathe, mooli ki sabji, mooli k patton ki sabji (saag), mooli k patton ka achar, etc.
Mooli k Patton ka achar (radish leaves pickle) is a very new, unique and different recipe, not known by many people. The recipe is quite simple and the pickle turns out to be tasty and crunchy.
This pickle can be stored for about 8-10 days in an air-tight container and you can use it as a substitute for vegetables if you are in a hurry.
It tastes good with plain or stuffed parathas (I prefer plain paratha) but you can have it with anything you like.
This pickle tastes different from the regular pickles and can be consumed immediately without having to wait for days as in other pickles.
The whole step by step recipe with images at each step is given below. You can also have a look at the recipe’s video for a better understanding.
Ingredients:
- Radish leaves/ Mooli k patte – 250 grams
- Dry Red Chilli/ Sukhi lal mirch – 3-4
- Turmeric powder/ Haldi – 1 tsp
- Garlic cloves/ Lehsun ki kali – 11-12
- Mustard seeds/ Rai – 2 tsp
- Mustard Oil/ Sarson ka tel – 2-3 tbsp
- Salt to taste
Method:
How to make Mooli ka Achar/ Moraita
Step by step recipe with images
- Wash the leaves nicely and chop them.
- Boil for about 2-3 minutes. Do not overcook.
- Keep the slightly boiled leaves aside and prepare the pickle masala.
- Take a mixer jar and add dry chillies, garlic and mustard seeds.
- Coarse grind the mixture to prepare the pickle masala.
- Take the boiled radish leaves (mooli k patte) in a mixing bowl.
- Now add the turmeric powder, salt and the ground pickle masala.
- Next, add about 2-3 tbsp of mustard oil.
- Mix it well with a wooden or steel spoon, so that all the spices are mixed nicely and the leaves are coated with the masala.
- The pickle is ready.
- You can eat this pickle on the same day or you can keep it for a day and then enjoy it.
- Spoon the prepared pickle in a clean n dry glass jar or any airtight container and you can store this pickle for about 8-10 days.
- Moraita/ Radish leaves pickle is ready and you can enjoy it with hot parathas.
Do try this different pickle recipe- Green pickle or Moraita and let me know your views in the comment section. 🙂
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