CARROT PACHADI - CARROT SALAD

Carrot patchadi is a dish, I learnt from my Mother-In-Law after marriage. It is a very healthy and refreshing salad. Carrots are high in vitamin A and lemon juice has vitamin C.

                                                                 

                                             

Ingredients

4 medium carrots

1 bunch of spring onions                            

1/4 cup of sprouts (మొలకలు)

2 small green chillies
1 tsp chopped coriander
1tbsp grated coconut
1tsp lemon juice
salt
1 red chilly
1 tsp oil
mustard seeds
Jeera
Hing
5 curry leaves

Procedure:

1. Peel and grate carrots. chop the spring onions, geen chillies finely
2. heat oil in a pan on low heat.Add mustard seeds, when they start spluttering add jeera, hing, red chilly and curry leaves.

3. Mix all ingredients
4. keep it refrigerated till serving.
5. Serve with hot chapatis.

variation:  you can mix grated muli and/or spinach leaves, grated radish , coarsely ground roasted peanuts.