Mooli?

banja · 21 Apr 2018 at 04:20

Due to the supermarket obscuring the label with a reduced price sticker, I've accidentally bought some 'mooli' instead of parsnips for my dinner. Never heard of it. Roasting it as I write - what have I let myself in for?

Glaucus · 21 Apr 2018 at 05:01

Odd looking parsnips you have there.

toyotacelicagt4 · 21 Apr 2018 at 10:47

A mooli is a radish

banja · 21 Apr 2018 at 14:03

They looked like parsnips I swear. Anyway, results were not good. They ain't no parsnip. Bitter and cabbagey.

Glaucus · 21 Apr 2018 at 14:31

banja said:
They looked like parsnips I swear. Anyway, results were not good. They ain't no parsnip. Bitter and cabbagey.

They're white, smooth and have totally different green bit at the top. Were you drunk.

I found them bland once cooked, but fine.

banja · 21 Apr 2018 at 15:08

They were double wrapped in translucent plastic bags, with a big reduced sticker around them. They were the same shape and colour as parsnips. I didn't inspect that closely - just assumed and chucked em in the trolley.

I try not to go shopping drunk - makes my buying decisions unwise

wozza2k · 23 Apr 2018 at 15:43

They go well in curries (more Japanese than Indian)

HazardO · 23 Apr 2018 at 17:18

Pickled mooli is lovely

Tinders · 23 Apr 2018 at 18:05

Its used a salad-dy thing in the asian sub-continent, eaten raw. Lovely crunchy slightly peppery flavour to it.

Psycho Sonny · 27 Apr 2018 at 16:15

mooli is used in punjabi cooking. mooli waley prontay being a favourite. paratha to all the brits on here. basically same as a methi wala prota except with mooli.

it's also used in salads with a bit of salt and pepper on top.

they don't cook it on it's own or boil, it. it's more like a carrot in flavour and texture but not as sweet.

bullyy2k90 · 11 May 2018 at 08:20

I've only ever pickled it to use in a Banh Mi.