Carrot Mango Curry

Mango is my favorite in all forms. During summer it finds its way into most of my recipes. Today’s recipe is a simple carrot curry, with an additional ingredient mango to give it a new twist. The sweetness of carrot combined with tanginess of mango with added spice from chilies makes this a dish exploding with flavors.

Ingredients:
2 cups diced carrots
1 cup chopped onions
1 cup chopped raw mango pieces
2 green chilies slit
Salt to taste
¼ tsp turmeric
2 tbsp oil

For Seasoning:
½ tsp mustard
½ tsp Cumin
1 tsp urad dal
1 red chili broken
Few curry leaves

Heat oil in a sauce pan, add seasoning.

When mustard starts to pop add onions and green chilies.

Saute for a min or two, add carrots. Stir on medium heat for 5 to 8 minutes.

Add mango pieces, saute for couple more minutes.

Add turmeric and salt. Let it simmer covered on low flame until the mango pieces are just soft but not mushy.

The crispness of the carrot and the softness of the mango makes you relish every bite.

Carrot Halwa

Carrot Halwa is one of the most popular North Indian desserts. Grated carrot is cooked in milk and sugar, and garnished with cashews and raisins to form this delectable dessert.

If you have a food processor or a vegetable chopper which can aid you in grating the carrot, making this dessert is a breeze. Make sure the grated carrot is tightly packed in the cup while measuring.

Serves: 4 – 6
Cooking Time: 25 – 30 minutes

Ingredients:
3 cups grated carrot
1 ½ cup half and half milk
1 cup sugar
1 tbsp butter
10 cashew nuts
2 tbsp raisins
2 tsp ghee
Pinch of cardamom powder

Procedure:
Heat the pan, add grated carrot, sauté on medium heat for 3 minutes.

Add butter to the pan, continue to sauté till carrot has no more raw smell.

Add half and half milk and sugar and continue to cook on medium flame until the milk evaporates. Make sure to stir and not let it burn.

In a separate pan heat ghee, fry cashew nuts on a low to medium flame until they turn into a nice golden color. Add them to halwa.

Heat ghee again and fry raisins till they become plump and add them to halwa.

Add cardamom powder.

This mouth watering dessert is sure to please your family and friends!