Carrot Salad

Name: Carrot Salad
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: Serves 4–6
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 75 g/2½ oz/½ cup peanuts, coarsely ground in a pestle and mortar; ½ tsp salt; juice of ½ lemon; 1 small bunch of fresh coriander/cilantro, leaves and stalks roughly chopped, plus extra to garnish; 5 large carrots, peeled and grated; ½ tsp caster/granulated sugar

Preparation info

Serves
4–6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
5 min

Appears in

Mowgli Street Food

By Nisha Katona

Published 2018

About

Carrots in an Indian street market are unrecognisable from their Western cousins. They are often deep red and are as sweet as fruit. For this reason, carrots feature more in salads and desserts than in curry. Never the bridesmaid, always the bride.

Ingredients

5 large carrots, peeled and grated
1 small bunch of fresh coriander/cilantro, leaves and stalks roughly chopped, plus extra to garnish

Asia
India
Side dish
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

In a large bowl mix all of the ingredients well and let stand for 10 minutes to allow the carrots to release their natural flavour. Mix again just before serving and garnish with a little fresh coriander.