Curried Carrots Raisins Recipes

CURRIED ROASTED CARROTS

Steps:

• Set oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 425 degrees. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• Toss carrots with olive oil, curry powder and salt directly on baking sheet until evenly coated. Roast, stirring with a rubber spatula a few times to prevent sticking and burning, until tender, 25-30 minutes. Toss roasted carrots with honey directly on baking sheet. Taste and add more salt, pepper or honey if desired.

SOUTH AFRICAN - CURRIED CARROT SALAD

Steps:

• Peel the carrots and slice thinly.
• Cover the slices with water and boil just until soft then drain and set aside until needed.
• Peel and halve the onions and slice thinly then cover the onions with boiling water and leave to stand for 15 minutes, then drain the onions.
• In a large pot add the cooked carrots and onions, white vinegar, sugar, raisins, salt, cloves and black peppercorns and bring to a boil.
• Mix the corn flour and curry powder with 1/2 cup of water.
• Now add the curry mixture to the carrot mixture and let boil for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Spoon the hot curried carrots into clean hot jars and seal immediately.

CURRIED CARROT SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Saute onion until tender and translucent. Stir in the curry powder. Add the chopped carrots, and stir until the carrots are coated. Pour in the vegetable broth, and simmer until the carrots are soft, about 20 minutes.
• Transfer the carrots and broth to a blender, and puree until smooth. Pour back into the pot, and thin with water to your preferred consistency.

CURRIED RICE WITH RAISINS

Steps:

• Cook rice in 2 cups of water. Basmati rice is hard to ruin. It cooks fast and is exactly 2 to one ratio water to rice. 1 cup uncooked Basmati will take 10 to 20 minutes to cook.
• While rice is cooking melt butter in skillet.
• Chop onion and saute in butter until translucent.
• Add curry, raisins, salt and pepper, cover and simmer on low heat until rice is finished or about 5 minutes.
• If rice pan is large enough, mix it around with a wooden spoon to losen then pour mixture in skillet over the top. If not, transfer rice and curry mix to a larger bowl.
• Mix well and enjoy.