Carrot & Onion Salad

Name: Carrot & Onion Salad (Gajar aur pyaz ka salad)
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 75 g/3 oz onion, peeled; ¾ teaspoon salt; 3 carrots, weighing about 225 g/8 oz in total; ⅛–¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper; ½ teaspoon peeled and finely grated fresh ginger; freshly ground black pepper; 4 teaspoons lemon juice

Gajar aur pyaz ka salad

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Madhur Jaffrey's Indian Cookery

By Madhur Jaffrey

Published 2023

About

This salad is made with the deep red, beetroot-like ‘bleeding’ carrot that is found in North India during the winter months. I have substituted the ordinary orange carrot. It may be served with nearly all Indian meals.

Ingredients

3 carrots, weighing about 225 g/8 oz in total
75 g/

Asia
India
Gluten-free
Vegan
Winter

Method

Peel the carrots and cut them at a diagonal into 3mm/⅛ inch thick oval slices. Cut the slices lengthways into 3mm/⅛ inch wide strips.
Halve the onion lengthways, then cut it across into 3mm/⅛ inch slices.
Bring 2.25 litres/4 pints of water to a rolling boil. Throw in the carrots. Bring to the boil again. Boil rapidly for 2 seconds only. Drain the carr