SOUTH AFRICAN - CURRIED CARROT SALAD

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This recipe is also from the web site Rainbow Nation Connecting South Africa and has been posted here for the ZWT-7 Tour of Africa. Most South African BBQ's always have a number of salads to compliment the meats. This curried carrot salad is one example of the wonderful salads typically served.

Provided by Baby Kato

Categories     South African

Time 1h15m

Yield 7 cups

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 kg carrot
1/2 kg onion
2 cups white vinegar
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup raisins, seedless
1/2 tablespoon salt
1/2 teaspoon clove, whole
1/2 teaspoon peppercorn, black
1/2 cup water
1 1/2 tablespoons cornflour
1 1/2 tablespoons curry powder

Steps:

  • Peel the carrots and slice thinly.
  • Cover the slices with water and boil just until soft then drain and set aside until needed.
  • Peel and halve the onions and slice thinly then cover the onions with boiling water and leave to stand for 15 minutes, then drain the onions.
  • In a large pot add the cooked carrots and onions, white vinegar, sugar, raisins, salt, cloves and black peppercorns and bring to a boil.
  • Mix the corn flour and curry powder with 1/2 cup of water.
  • Now add the curry mixture to the carrot mixture and let boil for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Spoon the hot curried carrots into clean hot jars and seal immediately.

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