Name: Pickled carrots with garlic and cumin
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: Makes about 4 x 500ml jars
Ingredients: 1kg carrots; 1 tbsp cumin seeds; ½ tsp turmeric; 6 sliced garlic cloves; 1 tsp coarse sea salt

Pickled carrots with garlic and cumin

Sweet, crunchy and a little spicy kick.

Makes about 4 x 500ml jars

Prep

20M

Cook

15M

Total

35M

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Making your own pickles is a great way to use up vegetables and always have a side ready to serve up with your favourite meats.

Ingredients

1kg carrots

1 tbsp cumin seeds

½ tsp turmeric

6 sliced garlic cloves

1 tsp coarse sea salt

Method

Peel 1kg carrots. Cut into sticks. Boil in a large saucepan of well-salted water for 2 minutes or until carrots start to soften. Drain.

Make pickling vinegar, adding 1 tbsp cumin seeds when toasting spices, ½ tsp turmeric and 6 sliced garlic cloves with bay leaves and using white sugar.

Pack carrots into jars, adding 1 tsp coarse sea salt to each jar and fill with pickling vinegar. Seal jars. Your pickles will be ready to eat in 2 weeks.

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