Belarussian Carrot Salad

First of all, grate the carrots, using the fine grater blade on your food processor (or grate by hand).

After that, transfer them to a bowl, pour over the vinegar and salt and mix to make sure everything is well coated.  Cover and leave for at least 3 hours, or preferably, overnight in the fridge.  If the carrots are very fresh, they develop too much juice, which should then be poured away.

Next, you need to dry-roast the coriander seeds.  To do this, place them in a small frying pan over a medium heat and stir and toss them around for 1-2 minutes or until they begin to look toasted and start to jump in the pan.  Now transfer them to a pestle and mortar and crush them lightly. 

After that, heat the oil in the frying pan.  Add the onion and fry until golden.  Allow to cool a little, then drain the oil through a sieve on to the carrots and discard the onion, which was there just to give some flavour.  Now add the coriander seeds to the carrots along with the garlic and a pinch of cayenne pepper, and give everything a good stir.  Covered, the salad will keep for a couple of days in the fridge.