Mula Ambat (Radish Coconut Curry)

Mula Ambat is a radish coconut curry flavored with a Konkani spice Teppal and a dry fruit Kokum. Quite an easy recipe with very few ingredients.

Ingredients:
Radish/Moola/Mulangi - about 2 cups
Grated Coconut (fresh or frozen) - about 1 cup
Dry Red Chilies - 5
Turmeric/Haldi - 1/4 tsp
Teppal/Triphal/Schezuan Pepper - 8
Kokam/Amsol/Birinda Sol - 4 pieces
Salt

How to prepare Mula Ambat:

• Peel the radish skin and dice it into bite size pieces. 
• Heat 2 - 3 cups water in a pot. Add diced radish and cook it covered till radish turns soft. Save the water for grinding the coconut paste.
• Grind coconut, turmeric and red chilies to a fine paste. Add teppal and grind the coconut paste for few seconds, just enough to get the aroma of teppal. This coconut sauce/gravy is called as Teppala Masalo and any other veggies can be cooked in a similar way. 
• Now add the coconut paste to the cooked radish and bring it to a boil. Lastly, add kokam and cook it for another minute or so. Kokam is a sour fruit, add more or less pieces to suit your taste. You can also add little jaggery or sugar if you like.  Turn off the heat and add a few drops of coconut oil if you like. Serve with rice, chapati or dosa.