Healthy Food Recipes

Ingredients :

·         6 carrots, peeled and cut into thin round slices

·         1/2 c. flaked coconut

·         1 tsp. ground cumin

·         2 tsp. ground coriander

·         2 tsp. ground turmeric

·         3 tbsp. vegetable oil

·         1 tsp. black mustard seeds*

·         3/4 c. water

·         1/4 c. ground peanuts (optional)

How To Make :

·         In a bowl, combine carrots, coconut, cumin, coriander, and turmeric and mix well.

·         In a skillet with a lid, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add mustard seeds and fry for about 3 minutes, or until seeds pop. (Hold or place lid loosely over skillet so seeds don’t pop out of the pan.)

·         Add carrot-coconut mixture and fry for 10 minutes. Add water, lower heat, and simmer for about 10 minutes, or until carrots are tender.

·         Mix ground peanuts into carrots, if desired, and serve steaming hot.

        Preparation time: 15 minutes Cooking time: 25 minutes Serves 4 to 6

This simple vegetable dish uses black mustard seeds, which have a more delicate flavor than the ordinary yellow seeds.Yellow mustard seeds can be used if you cant get black ones, but you might want to use only 1/2 tsp. instead.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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