Mullangi Sambar Recipe | Radish Sambar in Pressure Cooker | Emily's Kitchen Bites

Mullangi Sambar (Radish Sambar) recipe – comforting Tamil Nadu style sambar made with toor dal, fresh white radish, shallots and tangy tamarind, all in one pressure cooker. Perfect with hot rice, idli or dosa! முள்ளங்கி சாம்பார் – simple, healthy homestyle sambar in under 30 minutes. Welcome to Emily's Kitchen Bites – everyday South Indian cooking, made with love. 🧡 🛒 INGREDIENTS To cook dal: • Toor dal – __ cup (washed) • Shallots (small onions) – a few • Tomato – 1 • Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp • Water – __ cups For sambar: • Oil – __ tbsp • Mustard seeds – ½ tsp • Urad dal – ½ tsp • Cumin seeds – ½ tsp • Dry red chilli – 1 • Asafoetida (hing / perungayam) – a pinch • Shallots – __ • Curry leaves – a sprig • Tomatoes – __ • Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp • Mullangi (white radish) – __, sliced into rounds • Chilli / Sambar powder – __ tbsp • Tamarind – small lemon size • Water – __ cups • Salt – to taste 👩‍🍳 METHOD 1. Add washed toor dal, shallots, tomatoes, turmeric and water to the cooker. Pressure cook for 5 whistles and mash the dal well. 2. Heat oil. Add mustard seeds, urad dal & cumin, dry red chilli and asafoetida. 3. Add shallots and sauté. Add curry leaves and mix well. 4. Add tomatoes and sauté till soft. Add turmeric powder and a little salt. 5. Add the mullangi (radish) slices and mix. Cook till the radish is half done. 6. Add chilli / sambar powder and mix well. 7. Add the mashed dal and water and mix. 8. Soak tamarind (small lemon size) in water and add the tamarind water. 9. Check and add salt. Boil on medium flame for 5–8 minutes till the radish is soft. 10. Mullangi Sambar is ready – serve hot with rice, idli or dosa! 💡 TIPS • Sauté the radish well before adding dal – it removes the raw radish smell. • Small onions (shallots) give the best traditional taste. • Add a little jaggery at the end if you like a mild sweet balance. ⏱ CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 0:12 Pressure cooking toor dal 0:52 Tempering – mustard, urad dal, chilli & hing 1:34 Sautéing shallots & curry leaves 2:00 Adding tomatoes & turmeric 2:24 Adding mullangi & sambar powder 2:48 Adding dal & water 3:08 Adding tamarind water 3:30 Adding salt & boiling the sambar 📌 MORE RECIPES Pepper Rasam – no rasam powder:    • Pepper Rasam Recipe | Milagu Rasam Without...   Rava Kesari – soft Kalyana Veetu style:    • Rava Kesari Recipe | Soft Kalyana Veetu Ke...   👍 If you liked this recipe, please LIKE, SHARE and SUBSCRIBE for more homestyle recipes! 🔔 Turn on notifications so you never miss a new video. #MullangiSambar #RadishSambar #SambarRecipe