Recipe and source notes

Persian Carrots

4 servings Source yield

Ingredients

  • 3 mediums lrg Or 4 carrots
  • 1 Onion, sliced
  • 8 Fresh dates
  • 4 tablespoons Sultanas or currants
  • 2 tablespoons Olive oil
  • 100 ml Water
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Make it step by step

  1. This side dish with a difference goes very well with plainly grilled or roasted chicken or braised lamb.
  2. Wash 3 large or 4 medium carrots and Slice into rounds. Peel one onion and slice. Stone 8 fresh dates (or substitute dried) and cut into slices lengthwise. Have ready 4 tablespoons of currants or sultanas. Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a wide saucepan. Add all the prepared ingredients and stir-fry for a minute or two, then add 100 mL water, cover and bring to a fast boil. Add salt to taste and put back the lid at an angle so that

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Adapted from Foodista by Anonymous, under CC BY 3.0. Formatting adapted; listed quantities and instructions are retained from the source.

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