Helawat al Jazr - Iraqi Sweet Carrots

Name: Helawat al Jazr - Iraqi Sweet Carrots
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Iraqi Mesopotamian
Ingredients: 500 g carrots; 1 cup sugar; 2 tbsp sugar; 2 cup milk; 3 cardamom pods; 2 tsp lemon peel; 2 tbsp butter; 2 tbsp flour; 2 tsp pine nuts; 2 tsp pistachios; 2 tsp almonds; 2 tsp currants

Gently simmered carrots, lemon peel and pine nuts, flavoured with cardamom. Finish with nuts and raisins.

35 min · Serves 4 · Easy

Method

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Time: Prep 10 min · Cook 25 min · 35 min total
Difficulty: easy

1
Gently bring to a simmer the carrots with the sugar, milk, cardamom, and lemon peel for about 15 minutes, until the carrots are tender.
15 min
2
Pour into a sieve, pressing firmly on the carrots to remove all the liquid. Reserve the liquid.
3
Melt the butter in a saucepan and stir in the flour. Add the carrots, stirring to coat with the flour mixture, and toss for 3 or 4 minutes.
4 min
4
Pour the cooking liquid over the carrots, mix well, and cook for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
5 min
5
Remove cardamom pods and pour into individual serving dishes and garnish with nuts and raisins.