147 cooked carrot recipes

Gajar ka halwa (carrot halva) is a traditional Indian dessert made by slow-cooking grated carrots in milk for hours until thick and fudgy, then enriched with sugar, powdered milk, and nuts.

Hearty bacon cabbage and root vegetable soup with carrots, turnip, potatoes, and onion. Smoky, savory, peasant-style winter cooking. Topped with grated Parmesan.

Home-canned rabbit stew: deboned rabbit meat with potatoes, carrots, celery, onions and peas, preserved in jars for a hearty pantry stew anytime. Old-school homesteader cooking.

Mai fun chicken salad with rice noodles, napa cabbage, shredded carrots, sugar snap peas, and a hoisin-ginger-sesame dressing. A fresh, no-cook Asian chicken salad.

Chicken simmered for two hours with carrots, celery, onions, and allspice, then crowned with tangy tomato-mustard dumplings that steam right on top. A slow-cooked Sunday dinner worth every minute.

Black beans cooked from scratch with lemon juice, then sauteed with mushrooms, green chiles, carrots, and cilantro over brown rice. Includes a basic bean recipe to start from dry.

Millet loaf is a hearty vegetarian main built on fluffy cooked millet, sauteed carrots, celery, onion, and pistachios bound with a little flour and baked until sliceable. High-fiber, plant-based comfort food.

A farmers market celebration of artichokes, fava beans, asparagus, peas, leeks, turnips, and carrots gently stewed with lemon, garlic, and butter. Each vegetable cooked to its own ideal doneness.

Indian cabbage, carrot, and onion curry with mustard seeds, cumin, turmeric, and coriander cooked in ghee. A vegetarian dry curry side dish ready in 35 minutes.

Raw carrot and orange salad with currants, walnuts, lemon juice, and a pinch of red pepper flakes. A bright, no-cook side dish dressed in olive oil.

Homemade soy quarter-pounder veggie burgers with cooked soybeans, tofu, wheat germ, carrots, and garlic. Baked or broiled and ready in 30 minutes.

Turkish firinda pilav layers tomato-rice cooked in beef broth with peas and carrots inside a puff pastry lattice. Savory rice pie with golden flaky crust.

Brown rice pilaf with mushrooms, shredded carrots, marjoram, and green onions cooked in chicken broth. A light, low-calorie side dish ready in under 20 minutes.

Citrus grain salad with brown rice, fresh oranges, raisins, carrots, and parsley in a lemon-orange vinaigrette. Vegan, no-cook assembly, and served cold on lettuce.

A classic Korean dish, seasoned vegetables are served with Korean noodles and spicy sauce along with a small bowl of miso soup and kimchee.

New England boiled dinner with corned beef simmered until tender, then carrots, turnips, potatoes, onions, and cabbage cooked in the broth. A classic one-pot Yankee comfort meal.