At the farmers market, I often observe people take off the radish leaves before getting the bunch of radishes. I have observed the same in India too where the sabjiwala asks if he shall take off the leaves. This week in my grocery I was buying the radish with the tops. The lady at the billing asked me if I kept rabbits!! I replied that we eat it as it was nutritious. She looked surprised but that saved me the reddish leaves that otherwise would have ended up in the bin! This was the revelatio...| Mildly Indian
Radish tops kootu is a mild south Indian curry that pairs well with rice and rotis. The radish leaves are tender and an exciting way to add greens to your winter menu. We are stuck with just kale or Swiss chard during winter months. Since I go big on the green leafy veggies, it is pretty boring to just have these around. However, there is plenty of radish, carrots, beets and cabbages. So, here we are utilizing these fresh radish tops again. When we get some fresh radish tops we make mooli ki ...| Mildly Indian