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A new healthy way to enjoy carrots: Indian spiced roasted carrots with 5-minutes cashew feta dip. Flavorful, unusual and easy-to-make. Vegan recipe provided
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Roasted Carrots with Indian Spices and Cashew Feta Dip

An alternative, healthy way to enjoy carrots: Indian spiced roasted carrots with 5-minutes cashew feta dip. Flavorful, unusual and easy-to-make entree/side dish/main course. Vegan recipe provided as well.
Course Main course/starter/side dish, Side Dish
Cuisine Indian
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 2 servings
Calories 627kcal

Ingredients

For the carrots:

  • 10-12 medium-sized carrots
  • 1 teaspoon coriander
  • 1/2 teaspoon fenugreek seeds
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon garam masala
  • 2 teaspoons honey
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 6 leaves sage
  • 2 teaspoons grinded fresh ginger
  • salt
  • black pepper

For the cashew feta dip:

  • 100 grams or 1 cup cashew nuts
  • 80 grams or 3 oz feta cheese or 5 tablespoons ground coconut
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 5-6 tablespoons Greek yogurt or coconut milk
  • salt
  • black pepper

Instructions

To make the roasted carrots:

  • Preheat the oven to 180 ºC or 355 ºF.
  • Wash your carrots. If you have young carrots, they don't need to be peeled. Otherwise, peel them. I left small tail leaves, as they are beautiful and give their flavor while roasting. Cut each carrot in halves lengthwise.
  • Over medium-high heat, dry-roast coriander, fenugreek seeds in a pan for about 1 minute or until aromatic. Process in a spice grinder or use a mortar and a pestle to make powder. Chop garlic and sage. In a bowl, combine coriander and fenugreek powder with paprika, garam masala, honey, olive oil, ginger, salt and pepper.
  • Put carrots in a baking dish and pour the spicy mixture over them. Massage it into carrots until they are evenly coated. Put them in the oven for 30-40 minutes. The smaller your carrots are, the less time they need. If you like them to be more tender and caramelized, give them more time. Check the readiness with a fork.

To make the cashew feta dip:

  • Meanwhile, prepare the dip. With a mortar and a pestle, crush cashew nuts. Break feta with your fingers (if not vegan. Otherwise, use coconut flakes). Finely chop garlic. Combine in a bowl and add as much Greek yoghurt or coconut milk until you like the consistency. Taste and add black pepper and a pinch of salt if desired.
  • Serve carrots topped with cashew dip. Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 627kcal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 38g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 37mg | Sodium: 678mg | Potassium: 1383mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 26g | Vitamin A: 51370IU | Vitamin C: 19.4mg | Calcium: 363mg | Iron: 5mg