Carrot Sambaro

Curried Carrots with a zing! From Tanzania.
This is a side dish to a main curry.

INGREDIENTS

• 250gm carrots
• 5 ml Mustard seed
• 2.5 ml Turmeric
• 2 cloves garlic
• 5 ml Chilli powder
• 15 ml Lemon juice

DIRECTIONS

1. Peel the carrots and slice them small, and then par boil (10 minutes in boiling water).
2. Peel and chop the garlic.
3. In a heavy pan fry the mustard seed, turmeric, garlic, and chilli for a minute or so.
4. Add the par-boiled carrots and stir them round until they are coated with the spice mixture.
5. Add a little salt, cover the pan, and simmer gently for 5 minutes.
6. Just before serving, splash with a little lemon juice, or provide a lemon quarter to each person.