Carrot Cashew Raita Recipes

Steps:

• Shave 1 pound carrots into ribbons with a vegetable peeler; put in a bowl. Puree 1/2 cup roasted salted cashews in a blender with 1 tablespoon each vegetable oil and chopped jalapeno, 3 tablespoons lime juice and 1/4 cup water until almost smooth. Toss with the carrots; add 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro and season with salt. Top with chopped cashews.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• In a food processor, process cashews until they are ground into small pieces (the size of lentils or smaller). Add the cooked carrots, and process until the carrots are in similarly sized pieces (or fall apart, if they've been cooked soft).
• Sweat onion and garlic in oil until soft.
• In a large bowl, mix all ingredients and add salt and pepper to taste. The mixture should come together into a mass when pressed.
• Press firmly into a greased 6 1/2 " x 3 3/4" x 3-inch loaf pan and cover with foil.
• Bake 1 hour.
• Remove foil and bake 10 min more.
• Rest 10 minutes in the pan before unmolding.

Steps:

• Strain the yogurt for 1 to 3 hours (you can line a strainer or colander with cheesecloth or a tea towel, add yogurt, then gather up the corners, tie them tight, and hang in from the faucet).
• Place drained yogurt in a mixing bowl and whisk until smooth.
• Add the remaining ingredients and stir until well blended.
• Chill for several hours, and enjoy cold or at room temperature.

Steps:

• Make the cashew cream by combining the cashews, water and lemon juice in a blender. Puree until it attains a yogurt like consistency. If the cashews are really dry, let them soak in the water and lemon juice for an hour or two before blending.
• Spoon the cashew cream into a bowl and add the cucumber, corn and salt. Mix well.
• Serve cold with Indian food.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6.Line one large or two medium baking trays with baking parchment.
• Mix all the ingredients for the carrot bhajis, apart from the carrot and oil, together in a large bowl to form a thick batter. If the mixture looks a little dry add a splash of water. Stir in the sprialized carrots, cutting any large spirals in half, and season.
• Dollop 12 spoonfuls of the mixture onto the baking tray, leaving enough space to flatten the bhajis with the back of a spoon. Drizzle over the oil and bake for 25 mins or until golden brown, flipping the bhajis halfway.
• While the bhajis are cooking, squeeze any excess moisture from the cucumber using a tea towel then combine all the ingredients for the raita together in a small bowl, seasoning to taste. Serve alongside the baked bhajis.

Steps:

• Grate the carrots.
• Toss with the yoghurt, lemon juice, chopped walnuts, ground cumin and mint.
• Garnish with mint leaves.
• Serve with pappadums, chutney and Bringal pickle.