2 cucumber about 1 ½ lb
1 large carrot
Dressing:
¾ cup distilled white vinegar
3 tablespoon sugar
½ teaspoon salt
Pinch of turmeric powder
2 shallots, sliced
½ in ginger, julienned
1 clove garlic, peeled and shredded
2 tablespoon raisins
Cut the cucumber in half lengthwise and remove the seeds cut into match stick pieces of about 1 ½ in length. Peel the carrot and cut the same size as the cucumber. Dry the cucumbers and carrot in the hot sun for 2 hours. Combine the vinegar, sugar, salt and turmeric and bring to a boil. Remove immediately from the heat and allow cooling. Add the shallots, ginger, garlic and raisins and mix with the cucumber and carrot. Store in the refrigerator up to 1 month. This sauce is especially made in India, and is very good for the health since it has cucumber in it. It is simple to make. This little side dish is mostly eaten as a sauce along with the proper food. Some people like to eat this without any hesitation and at times people like the taste so much that they get addicted to it.
1 large carrot
Dressing:
¾ cup distilled white vinegar
3 tablespoon sugar
½ teaspoon salt
Pinch of turmeric powder
2 shallots, sliced
½ in ginger, julienned
1 clove garlic, peeled and shredded
2 tablespoon raisins
Cut the cucumber in half lengthwise and remove the seeds cut into match stick pieces of about 1 ½ in length. Peel the carrot and cut the same size as the cucumber. Dry the cucumbers and carrot in the hot sun for 2 hours. Combine the vinegar, sugar, salt and turmeric and bring to a boil. Remove immediately from the heat and allow cooling. Add the shallots, ginger, garlic and raisins and mix with the cucumber and carrot. Store in the refrigerator up to 1 month. This sauce is especially made in India, and is very good for the health since it has cucumber in it. It is simple to make. This little side dish is mostly eaten as a sauce along with the proper food. Some people like to eat this without any hesitation and at times people like the taste so much that they get addicted to it.
