Carrot Tomato Pachadi (Salad)

Ingredients

• •4 big (around 450 - 500 gms) Red carrots - Peel, grate, use large size gratings
• •2 medium Tomato - red, firm, remove seeds and cut into small cubes
• •1 small Capsicum - cut into small cubes
• •8-10 Black currants
• •3 tbsp Roasted peanuts - crushed
• •2 tbsp Scraped coconut
• •1 ½ tbsp Coriander leaves - chopped
• •1 tsp Sugar (optional)
• •Salt to taste
• •Lemon- to taste
• •½ tbsp Oil
• •½ tsp Mustard seeds
• •1 tsp Sesame seeds
• •1 tsp Urad dal
• •1-2 Green chili - slit
• •8-10 Curry leaves - nos
• •A few pinches Hing

Method

1. 1
   Mix all the ingredients “A” in a big bowl.
2. 2
   Make a vaghar by heating oil in a vagar spoon or a small pan, add mustard seeds. When they crackle add urad dal, slit green chilli, curry leaves and hing.
3. 3
   Pour over the mixture of grated carrots, chopped tomatoes, etc.
4. 4
   Mix well, adjust seasoning.
5. 5
   Serve with meals or by itself.