Ayurvedic Recipes

White Daikon and Carrot Relish

You will need:

• 4 tablespoons grated white daikon
• 4 tablespoons grated carrot
• 1/4 tsp minced fresh ginger root
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp sucanat or date sugar
• 1/8 tsp black pepper
• 1/8 tsp dry-roasted ground cumin
• 1/8 tsp ground cardamom
• Rock or sea salt to taste
• 1 pinch hing (asafetida) (optional)
• 1/2 tsp black or brown mustard seed
• 6 raisins
• 1 tbsp ghee

In a bowl, combine the grated vegetables, minced ginger, lemon juice, sucanat, powdered spices, raisins and salt and mix well.

Melt the ghee in a pan till it is clear. Add the hing and the mustard seed and wait for the seeds to pop (Hold a lid over the pan to prevent the seeds from dancing everywhere).

Pour the ghee-spice mixture over the mixture and mix well.

Allow flavors to blend for about 30 minutes. Mix well again and serve with a meal.

(Serves 2)