Herbed Carrots with Ginger Garlic Butter
A no frill, no fancy quick recipe. This is done in my kitchen pretty often, esp. on the weeknights when I need to cook quick & have balanced meal of veggies & proteins for the family. The carrots are crisp here but brimming with flavors. Cooking them a little bit, brings out the sweetness & richness of the taste.. This serves as great side dish when you have company too.
I am getting really choppy with the writing today:-D.. but before I move on to the recipe, here’s a Knock! Knock! from an uninvited guest from 6 AM till sundown, for the past week… have your Volume on for this, & then post me some ideas to how to put an end to this joke:-D
Ingredients:
- 4 carrots, lightly peeled & cut in circles OR you can use baby carrots whole
- 3 garlic cloves, smashed & minced
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1.5 teaspoon minced peeled fresh ginger
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh Rosemary (or any herbs, like thyme, parsley, cilantro etc)
- 1/2 teaspoon grated lime zest
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- Black Pepper or Chili Flakes. whatever you prefer
- Salt
Preparation:Add butter in large skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and ginger to pan. Cook for about a minute, stirring constantly at low heat. Not heating the butter before, allows the flavor of the garlic & ginger to be infused in it while it heats up. Do not let the ginger & garlic turn brown.
Add the carrots, Rosemary (or any other herb), lemon zest, Black Pepper or Chili Flakes & Salt.
Stir & toss quickly for everything to be combined well.
Cover & cook for about 5-8 minutes. The carrots will be crisp tender.
Drizzle some lime juice on the carrots & stir them together.
Serve warm or at room temperature as a side.
We usually have some lentils, or fish or chicken with this dish with a green salad & some bread, couscous, rice or whatever carb. is on the menu on the particular day…Sending this to Mahimaa’s 15 Minute Cooking!
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May 6th, 2009 at 5:27 am
This looks really good!
Simple and easy recipe with great flavors.
Thank you.
May 6th, 2009 at 5:47 am
Wow lovely simple dish…have never made carrots like this before…must a try..gorgeous picture
May 6th, 2009 at 5:53 am
Haha..soma,you too..on the knock knock
lovely carrots ..can jus imagine the falvour..colorful and yes protien rich !!
May 6th, 2009 at 5:54 am
Btw,SOma,you can send this to Sanghi’s event on Carrots too..na ?
May 6th, 2009 at 6:03 am
Looks like little birdie has a Trampoline down there! ;D
Just read your comment there and replied. Hugs to you Soma, your time will come too when kids grow up a little. Hold on until then sweetie. You can come and stay with me!:)
Carrot with Rosemary!! I can smell the aroma from here, lovely idea. I just trimmed my Rosemary plant, grown like crazy in Winter cold too.
May 6th, 2009 at 6:08 am
I love carrots, I cook them as a side all the time. I’m always looking for new ways to make them, and this looks delicious!
May 6th, 2009 at 6:22 am
I bought a whole bag of carrots on Sunday, will surely use this recipe to finish them up. I am currently in a caramelized onion phase, so will add that too
I bought some thyme and mint plants last weekend, and my second basil plant is still alive!!
I love caramelized onions. If i make them, most of it do not make to where they should. It should taste really good with this!
May 6th, 2009 at 6:34 am
Always love quick recipes … always love garlic in butter … only I have to use dried herbs.
Why don’t you cover the window for a few days … am sure it is the reflection thing that is getting the robin all worked up.
Sharmila, window cover kortei to parchina, jekhane korchay that window is in our Foyer.. which is 2 stories high… & this window is high up almost near the 2 story ceiling where there is no way for us to reach;-(.. bechara o pagol hoye jaabe, ar amrao pagol hoye jaabo, oi sharadin thik tokani shune…
May 6th, 2009 at 6:42 am
Love carrots..thats a yummy carrot dish..
May 6th, 2009 at 7:10 am
Soma, the poor birdie is going to hurt itself. Sure is springtime. I have had a cardinal which comes knocking on my study window. But the minute he sees me he’s gone.
Carrots look beautiful, I bet delicious as well.
I know Indhu! But the problem is, it cannot see us. That window is at the 2 story high Foyer, where we cannot reach, even with a ladder. We tried putting a LONG duster on more poles & trying to scare it away, but it goes just temporarily & comes back again. it was gone for the past 2 days, but it’s back! the only way would be to cover the glass panes, but there is no way we can do that. what a sorry state for it.
May 6th, 2009 at 7:17 am
Mmm… ginger garlic butter sounds great! Excellent for carrots!
May 6th, 2009 at 7:29 am
I suggest using California-grown garlic, as third-party tests have proven California- grown garlic maintains it flavor throughout the life of a dish, whereas the flavor of Chinese garlic drops dramatically. Chinese garlic currently represents nearly 60% of the market.
May 6th, 2009 at 7:35 am
Hi Soma,
LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLol, poor fella robin:) try reflectling some light on that fella hope it scares him off ! god this one is a funny episode, hope it gets away unhurt.
healthy one soma, carrots herbed seem very aromatic and flavourful to the senses…mmmm(yahan bhi rosemary….mereko ye rosemary rose rose milti hai…lol)
lovely clicks!
TC
May 6th, 2009 at 7:50 am
Wow love these carrots … very quick recipe ……… Thanks for the post ……
May 6th, 2009 at 10:10 am
This is real healthy !
btw, you guys r real good with camera…..am almost a regular visitor of your and Arjun’s flicker as well !
May 6th, 2009 at 10:13 am
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May 6th, 2009 at 10:28 am
Simple and quick, most important very pretty to attract the kids!
May 6th, 2009 at 11:23 am
Carrots with all the herbs simply delectable and an easy to make dish… Soma do send this to sanghi’s fall in love with carrot’s — http://sanghi-tastybites.blogspot.com/2009/04/fall-in-love-with-carrots-for-season-2.html... This is an amzing dish for the event…
May 6th, 2009 at 12:03 pm
nice! love the spices u have used..thx for sending this dish to me.
May 6th, 2009 at 12:54 pm
The power of the simplicity.. ginger, carrots and garlic the point: healthy and other point: quicker is better!
Cheers!
Gera
May 6th, 2009 at 1:04 pm
What a lovely way to enjoy the goodness of carrots.
May 6th, 2009 at 1:38 pm
Love the simplicity of this dish, very colorful and tasty…ginger yummie!
May 6th, 2009 at 6:04 pm
sounds good and healthy..
May 6th, 2009 at 6:40 pm
What always draws me to cooking carrots is its colour. Amazing!
May 6th, 2009 at 6:42 pm
I love the pic soma… the color is so inviting.. I can eat the entire bowl
May 6th, 2009 at 7:24 pm
Brilliant and easy!
And the kids like this?
Yes! My kids are good with eating veggies..even more than fruits… carrots, broccoli, beans, peas, lettuce, all work really good!
May 6th, 2009 at 11:00 pm
quick and yummy – I bookmarked it as soon as I saw that it was under 15 minutes
May 7th, 2009 at 5:03 am
Simple and delicious, that’s my kind of recipe
May 7th, 2009 at 6:07 am
Awww poor birdie !!! Carrot dekhte heavvy lagche
May 7th, 2009 at 6:24 am
This looks gorgeous, Soma. And so simple to put together too.
I guess your little birdie problem’s solved now.:)
May 7th, 2009 at 7:27 am
At first, I thought you’d baked these. Looks lovely, Soma.
Checked out your husband’s flickr photostream. Some of the pics are simply stunning! Two of them in particular – your daughter’s portrait and the one of the raindrops on the rose plant- stood out. Fantastic!
May 7th, 2009 at 7:38 am
simple and yummy.picture makes me to drool !!
May 7th, 2009 at 9:36 am
The pic speaks all for itself….looking gorgeous. hey about the birdie I would trade for it any day for the four legged creatures who come over to my balcony to check out my pots….
May 7th, 2009 at 10:35 am
Beautiful pictures! Loved the addition of ginger, garlic and rosemary to the cooked carrots.
After being so used to the carrots from India, you cannot help but notice the difference here. The moment they are cooked, they have that sweet halwa taste
May 7th, 2009 at 7:20 pm
That is a very photogenic dish Soma! Love the bright orange color, and the plating. Great picture!
May 7th, 2009 at 8:29 pm
Been doing a very similar recipe for carrots but without the lime. I’m sure the acid makes it so much better.
May 8th, 2009 at 5:28 am
Simple but gorgeous and so delicious I’m bet Soma!
May 8th, 2009 at 5:41 am
Oh woooooooooooooooow………Very yummy way of indulging in carrots….Spicy and herby….
May 8th, 2009 at 7:21 am
Thanks everyone!
May 8th, 2009 at 7:41 am
VEry yummy carrot recipe..its simple and so tasty
May 9th, 2009 at 2:13 am
Carrots are one of those veggies that are such a wonderful twist and surprise when I cook them! This looks really excellent, love the added ginger.
May 9th, 2009 at 1:35 pm
Love the addition of rosemary ,the salad looks refreshing.
Sorry to hear you and DD had to go thro’ the same condition.Nabeel has tried homeo for year,I’m not sure if it had any effect.Thankfully he seems to be improving as he is growing,fingers crossed hoping he’ll grow out completely some day.My best healthy wishes to you and your family:)