Some Quick-fixes from my Kitchen

Carrot Kanji- a probiotic drink   Ingredients-

250 gms red carrots

1 small size beetroot

2 tbsp powdered rai/mustard seeds

1/2 tsp red chilli powder

salt to taste

Method-

Place 2l of water in a saucepan for boiling.

Peel, wash and cut carrots and beetroot into 2inch long and thin pieces.

When the water is boiling, put vegetables in it, cover the pan and switch off the heat.

Add dry spices to it and keep covered. Let it cool. When at room temp, fill the preparation in an air-tight glass jar.

Place the jar in sunlight and stir the contents daily twice.

On the third or the fourth day, just taste some kaanji, if it tastes sour and not bitter raw rai, your kanji is ready to be savoured.

It can be served as a welcome drink or just sit in the sun and relish a glassful of it [discard the vegetables].

Sometimes, I use it to fill Panipuris for a change.