# Cumin-Roasted Carrots with Garlic Yoghurt

A delicious twist on roasted carrots, featuring earthy cumin seeds and a creamy garlic yoghurt, perfect for Christmas or any meal.

- Cuisine: Mediterranean
- Category: Side
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- carrots
- olive oil
- cumin seeds
- salt
- pepper
- 1 garlic bulb
- parsley
- yoghurt
- lemon zest
- pomegranate seeds

## Instructions

1. Peel the carrots.
2. Trim the ends of the carrots.
3. Slice the carrot at 45 degrees, rotating it a quarter turn each time to create unique chunky pieces using the roll cut technique.
4. Add the sliced carrots to an oven dish.
5. Drizzle olive oil over the carrots.
6. Add cumin seeds to the carrots.
7. Season with salt and pepper.
8. Add an entire garlic bulb to the oven dish with the carrots.
9. Roast the carrots in the oven.
10. Chop fresh parsley for the dressing.
11. Combine the chopped parsley with olive oil, salt, and pepper to make a simple parsley dressing.
12. Remove the roasted garlic from the oven dish.
13. Mash the soft roasted garlic cloves with a fork.
14. Combine the mashed garlic with yogurt.
15. Grate lemon zest into the garlic yogurt mixture.
16. Season the garlic yogurt with salt and pepper and mix well.
17. Spread the garlic yogurt onto a plate.
18. Top the garlic yogurt with the roasted carrots.
19. Drizzle the parsley dressing over the carrots.
20. Garnish with pomegranate seeds and extra fresh parsley.

## Equipment

- chopping board
- knife
- peeler
- oven dish
- spoon
- fork
- grater
- bowl
- plate

## Tips

- Carrots are naturally sweet, and roasting them only enhances their sweetness.
- Roasting carrots with earthy cumin seeds and serving them on garlic yogurt provides a great balance of flavors.
- The roll cut technique for carrots makes them look a bit more fancy and creates unique chunky pieces.
- There's no such thing as too much garlic.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDfOi5PozPz/?igsh=MW5jazkwOXYwMDJw
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- Extracted: 2025-10-05

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