Having made a delicious tart using soft cheese and peas, I wanted to try one using carrots and a bit of spice.
carrot & cumin tart
What do I need to make an Indian Carrot Recipe
- So, to the carrot tart. I thought I’d start with turmeric as I wanted it bright yellow, then a bit of ground coriander for warming spice.
- Garlic, for flavour
- The carrots of course, grated
- Eggs to set it
- Soft cheese for the creaminess, I didn’t want to use cream.
- And a little sprinkle of cumin seeds for the top – totally optional
How do I make a spiced carrot tart
- Put the turmeric, ground coriander and garlic into a mixing bowl
- Whisk in the eggs
- Add the soft cheese
- Whisk it all together.
- Having mixed everything together, I gave it all a good sniff. Smelled gorgeous! A little on the bitter side from the turmeric, so I added a little sugar to offset it.
- Now mix up the pastry. I always use rapeseed oil to make pastry now, as it’s so much easier than rubbing in a solid fat – just a bit of stirring – and it’s a beautifully short pastry.
- When I made the pea tart, I used a 20cm flan tin. This time I fancied making individual ones, so I got out the 10cm flan tins and divided the pastry into 4 and filled all the tins with the pastry
- I had some pastry left, so used it to make a little jam tart galette in a 5th tin. Just to use up every scrap. I didn’t trim it, just folded over the surplus. Forgot to take a picture of that though.
- Filled the 4 tartlet tins with the spiced carrot mixture
- So, into the oven at 180°C Fan / 200°C / 400°F / Gas Mark 6 for about 30 minutes until the filling was baked through, and oh my, they smelt, and looked, rather wonderful. Couldn’t wait for dinner time!
What changes can I make to an Indian Carrot Recipe
- Change the spices to ground cumin, turmeric and ginger, with a touch of honey
- Add a thumb of fresh grated ginger; or add a blob of Marmite for a completely different flavour
- Add some grated orange zest in the tart and sprinkled on top
- Or use lemon zest
- Or use a spice paste from a jar;
- And add chilli if you like a bit of heat.
- Sprinkle fennel seeds on top, or sesame, pumpkin or sunflower seeds.
- Change the vegetable to diced butternut squash, diced swede or parsnip.
Experiment and see what you can come up with. And don’t forget to let me know what you try, I love to see your pictures.
Other Carrot & Tart Recipes
Carrots are an incredibly useful vegetable, having been grown and eaten in Europe and the UK for centuries. Very cheap to buy, I buy a couple of kilos of them most weeks. These are two recipes I use carrots in pretty often – a super easy peanutty stir fry and a warm panzanella with roasted veg and crunchy croutons.
Puchka tart. What’s that? Complete deliciousness on a plate, that’s what
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A savoury tart recipe
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Picnic
Salad
School Lunches
Snack
Cuisine:
English
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
Servings: 4
Cost per portion 32p a serving
Calories: 588kcal
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Ingredients
Pastry
- 200 g flour self raising
- 100 ml oil or 50g NB oil does not weigh the same in ml and grams
- 70 ml cool water or up to 100ml, you may not need it all
Spiced Carrot Tart Filling
- 200 g soft cheese the value brands are great for this
- 300 g carrots
- 2 large eggs
- 1 clove garlic crushed
- 2 tsps ground coriander
- 2 tsps ground turmeric
- 2 tsps sugar
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
Instructions
Savoury Tart Pastry
- Put the flour and oil into a mixing bowl
- Add the water. You may need a little more or a little less depending in the flour, they are all different
- Stir gently until amalgamated to make the pastry
- Roll out to fit your flan tin, or use 4 individual flan tins
Savoury Tart Filling
- Peel and dice the carrots and cook in a tiny bit of water until softened
- Mix all the filling ingredients together
- Season if you want, I didn't and it was fine
- Pile into pastry case
- Sprinkle the cumin seeds on top
Bake
- Bake at 180°C Fan / 200°C / 400°F / Gas Mark 6 for about 30 minutes until the filling is cooked through and firm
- Enjoy hot from the oven, or cold.
- Freezes beautifully, so is ideal for a packed lunch, especially the individual tarts
Notes
Priced at Asda, March 2021
Vegetarian tarts and quiches are super versatile and are great to have in your repertoire
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Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Spiced Carrot Tart
Amount per Serving
Calories
588
% Daily Value*
Fat
38
g
58
%
Saturated Fat
11
g
69
%
Trans Fat
1
g
Cholesterol
93
mg
31
%
Sodium
90
mg
4
%
Potassium
378
mg
11
%
Carbohydrates
51
g
17
%
Fiber
4
g
17
%
Sugar
7
g
8
%
Protein
11
g
22
%
Vitamin A
12671
IU
253
%
Vitamin C
5
mg
6
%
Calcium
61
mg
6
%
Iron
4
mg
22
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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The amount in the recipe is not strong, add some more, and perhaps some chilli too if you want it stronger
Will give this one a try. Like the idea of it being spicy