Torshi-e Haveej
Ingredients:
small carrots, 1 kg
garlic, 250 grams
mint, 2 spoons dried or 250 grams fresh
white vinegar
salt
Directions:
If using fresh mint, wash it and allow to dry completely.
It should then be finely chopped.
Peel garlic and grate it. Mix garlic and mint well.
Wash and peel carrots.
Drop a layer of carrots in a jar. Pour in the garlic-mint mix
and some salt. Repeat until the jar in full. Pour in vinegar
to the top of the jar, and place the lid on tightly.
Store in a cool, dry place for 2-3 months. When removing
carrots from the jar, use a clean, oil-free spoon or fork.
Roxana & Farzin Mokhtarian
F.Mokhtarian@ee.surrey.ac.uk