White radish salad in Malay simply means kerabu lobak putih. I didn't know that white radish can be made into a tasty salad until I got to sample it in Abang Hazri's house during his open house, the last Hari raya. I later experimented with the radish and here's my version.
Ingredients:
500g white radish
3 shallots
salt
juice from 5 large "limau kesturi" - you can replace this with juice from 1 lemon if "limau kesturi" is not available in your area.
sugar
fish sauce
3 fresh chillies
steps:
1. peel the radish and slice it thinly either by knife or slicer (I used slicer)
2. mix 1 tsp salt to the radish, leave aside for 15 minutes- this is to remove the bitterness of radish and to make them crunchy.
3. blend shallots and chillies.
4. After 15 minutes, place radish in a strainer to drain the juice.
5. Place radish into a bowl, add in the blended materials,"limau kesturi" and fish sauce (about 3 tbsp) and a little sugar (about 1 tsp)- leave for another 5 minutes before adjusting the seasoning.
6. adjust the seasoning, use salt/fish sauce to adjust the saltiness, sugar may be added to balance the acidity or if you feel the salad is not sour enough add a bit more lime juice. If you want the salad to be more spicy, you may add sliced bird eye chillies just before serving.
2 comments:
Waa..it`s so diificult to get thru..but I`m trying to post my comment here :
Sth new on the recipe list. Not many people like radish but you may see a lot of radish used in Japanese cuisine..and it`s actually good for our kidneys.
ya lah, I realised that, sorry rinn, yes the salad is really yummy. Kalau I tak used ni, I used papaya yang 1/2 ripe, hari tu I brought kat sekolah ( papaya kerabu), licin.... :) another fruit yang kidneys friendly...
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