

Punjabi
Lal Gajar Ki Kanji
- Duration: 25 minutes
- Serves: 2 people
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Spice Level: Zero
Trivia Tadka
Ingredients
- Carrot (gajar), peeled and cut in long strips ( 1 cup)
- Turnip (shalgam), peeled and cut into long strips (1/2 cup)
- Beetroot (chukandar), peeled and cut into long strips (2 tbsp)
- Mustard (sarson), powdered (3 tbsp)
- Black salt (kala namak) (2 tsp)
- Asafoetida (hing) (1/4 tsp)
- Boiled water (6 cups)
- Salt (to taste)
Method
- Add chopped carrots, beetroot and turnip to a large glass jar, along with spices, stir well.
- Cover the jar with a muslin cloth and place it in the sun for 2-3 days to ferment.
- Stir the contents of the jar several times a day.
- When the water tastes sour, it is ready to use.
- Refrigerate the kanji until chilled, as per preference.
- Pour the kanji water and few pieces of veggies in glasses and served chilled.