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Curried Carrots

Tender, sweet carrots with delicious garlic cloves and a hint of exotic spice, this is another Indian dish that goes well as a side dish with food from almost anywhere. Add a few dried chiles, left whole, if you like, or hot red pepper flakes to taste. Other vegetables you can prepare this way: parsnips.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    4 servings

Ingredients

1 pound carrots, cut into nickel-thick coins
16 garlic cloves, peeled
2 tablespoons butter or neutral oil, like corn or grapeseed
Salt to taste
1 tablespoon curry powder, preferably homemade (pages 592–593), or garam masala (page 594)
2 tablespoons unsweetened shredded coconut, optional

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Combine all the ingredients except the coconut in a medium saucepan with about 1/2 cup water. Cover and bring to a boil, then adjust the heat so the mixture simmers steadily. Cook, checking occasionally and adding water 1/4 cup at a time if the mixture dries out, until the carrots are tender, about 20 minutes.

    Step 2

    Uncover and continue to cook until the water has evaporated and the carrots are nicely glazed, another 5 minutes or so. If you like, toast the coconut in a small dry skillet over medium heat, shaking the pan frequently until it colors slightly. Garnish the carrots with the coconut and serve hot.

The Best Recipes in the World by Mark Bittman. © 2005 by Mark Bittman. Published by Broadway Books. All Rights Reserved. MARK BITTMAN is the author of the blockbuster The Best Recipes in the World (Broadway, 2005) and the classic bestseller How to Cook Everything, which has sold more than one million copies. He is also the coauthor, with Jean-Georges Vongerichten, of Simple to Spectacular and Jean-Georges: Cooking at Home with a Four-Star Chef. Mr. Bittman is a prolific writer, makes frequent appearances on radio and television, and is the host of The Best Recipes in the World, a 13-part series on public television. He lives in New York and Connecticut.
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