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Carrot kugel


Carrot kugel

Ingredients

1 tablespoon vegetable oil - for greasing the tin
1 kg / 2.2 pound carrots - peeled and grated
1 onion - peeled and grated.
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon brown sugar
Juice of ½ lemon
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
6 eggs
100g / 1 cup plain flour
100g / 1 cup fine matzah meal
Freshly ground black pepper - to taste

Garnish: Dusting of ground cinnamon and sprigs of parsley


An sweet way of enticing children to eat vegetables - recipe by renowned Jewish cookery writer Denise Phillips


In short
Preparation time:
20 mins
Cooking time:
40 mins
Total time:
60 mins
Serves:
Party
Cuisine:
Jewish
Course:
Side dishes

Method

1  Pre-heat the oven to 200 C/ 400 F/ Gas mark 6.

2 Line a 30 cm /  12 inch x20 cm/ 8 inch baking tray with non stick baking parchment paper.

3 Place the grated carrot, onion, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, pepper, brown sugar, lemon juice, baking powder and bicarbonate of soda in a mixing bowl.

4 Add the eggs, flour, matzah meal and mix well.

5 Spoon kugel mixture into the prepared tin and level off the surface with a knife.

6 Bake for 40 minutes or until firm and crispy.

7 Cool for 5 minutes. Remove from the tin and cut into squares.

 
To Serve
Dust the plate with some ground cinnamon and garnish with sprigs of parsley

Recipe courtesy of Denise Phillips, www.jewishcookery.com





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