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Tadka Carrot Salad

This tadka carrot salad is a simple and delicious slaw with season's best carrots and Meyer lemons.
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Course: Salad, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: carrot, Salad, spring recipes

Ingredients

  • 1½ cups Carrots shredded
  • ⅓ tsp Salt 
  • 1¼ tbsp Lemon juice
  • 1-2 Green Thai chili finely chopped

For Tadka/Tempering

  • 1 tsp Oil 
  • ½ tsp Mustard seeds
  • 1 Dried red chili torn
  • ⅛ tsp Asafetida
  • 1 sprig Curry leaf  optional

Instructions

  • Add the shredded carrots to a bowl, add the lemon juice, salt, and chopped green chilis.
  • Heat oil over medium flame in a pan. Add the torn red chili and mustard. When mustard seeds splutter add the asafetida and curry leaf (not added here). Fry for 20 seconds.
  • Pour the tempering on the carrot mixture.
  • Mix and serve as a side or a healthy snack