Moolyacho ross is a mildly spiced vegan radish curry made with radish, lentils (split pigeon peas), onion, spices and coconut. If you don’t add onion to this radish and lentil curry, it becomes no onion no garlic radish curry. In Goan language, radish is known as “moolo” and “ross” means curry. Hence this vegan Goan radish curry is known as moolyacho ross.
Goan Moolyacho Ross or Goan Radish Curry is a traditional Goan preparation which I learnt from my mom. Since my dad is a pure vegetarian, mom made this curry to eat along with rice. Steps to prepare Goan moolyacho ross is similar to Goan drumstick curry or sangacho ross, only difference is that black peppercorns are not added to radish curry. You might also like to see the recipe of Goan radish subzi with radish leaves.
Let us see the ingredients that go in making Goan style radish curry with coconut:
- Radish: Radish is the star ingredient. Use fresh, unbruised white or pink radish to make this Goan vegan curry.
- Lentils: Split pigeon peas also known as toor dal is used in making this Goan ross.
- Onion: Onion is used in this radish recipe. If you want to make no onion no garlic radish curry, just don’t add onion, follow the rest of the ingredients and steps as mentioned.
- Coconut: Freshly grated coconut is used in this moolya ross.
- Spices: Spices like dry red chilies, green chili, turmeric powder, coriander seeds and tamarind are used to make this traditional Goan vegetarian curry.
- Jaggery: A little bit of jaggery is added for enhancing the taste and also because radish is slightly pungent in taste. You can add cane sugar or any other sugar if jaggery is unavailable.
You might like other Goan vegetarian curries like:
- Amlechi uddamethi (Goan style raw mango curry)
- Ambadyache raite (hog plum chutney)
- Varan
- Tomato saar
- Masoor tonak
How to cook radish curry Goan style?
- Cut the peeled radish into 1 and ½ inch long finger sized pieces.
- Add dal, radish and chopped onion along with 1 cup water in pressure cooker and pressure cook till 4 whistles.
- Grind grated coconut, dry red chilies, coriander seeds, tamarind and turmeric powder by adding ½ cup water into a thin gravy.
- Mix the coconut gravy with the radish and dal in pressure cooker.
- Add grated jaggery and mix well.
- Simmer the gravy for 10 minutes.
- Add salt to taste and mix.
How to serve this Goan vegetarian curry?
Serve this Goan ross with steamed rice, rava fried ladyfingers, cowpea beans subzi, kokum kadi, papad and salad to have a simple Goan vegetarian meal. This Goan Moolyacho Ross or Goan Radish Curry may appear simple, but it is nutritious as radish is loaded with fiber, vitamin B6 and folic acid which are very good for health. Also, radish controls blood pressure and if good for diabetics. Dal is rich in protein and folic acid. You can check this radish leaves stir fry.
Goan Radish Curry | Goan Moolyacho Ross
Ingredients
- 2 medium sized radish peeled
- ½ cup split pigeon peas (toor dal)
- ½ medium sized onion finely chopped
- 6 tablespoon coconut freshly grated
- 1 green chili slit
- 4 dry red chilies
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1 teaspoon coriander seeds
- 1 marble sized ball tamarind
- 1 teaspoon grated jaggery optional
- To taste salt
Instructions
- Cut the peeled radish into 1 and ½ inch long finger shaped pieces.
- Add dal, radish and chopped onion along with 1 cup water in pressure cooker and pressure cook till 4 whistles.
- Grind grated coconut, dry red chilies, coriander seeds, tamarind and turmeric powder by adding ½ cup water into a thin gravy.
- Mix the coconut gravy with the dal in pressure cooker.
- Add grated jaggery and mix well.
- Simmer the gravy for 10 minutes.
- Add salt to taste and mix.
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Note: This post was originally published on 01-Feb-2017.
Tried this recipe today and it was nice. Thanks.