Before, I never tried raw papaya curry. I saw these green cuties in Indian grocery stores, but never got the thought of making curry. Last Sunday, I went to my friend Asha's house then she gave me raw papaya and told me to prepare curry. As I don't know how to prepare it, I asked my mom and she told me this tasty recipe. It is similar to the preparation of bottle gourd with sesame seed powder. Thanks for both of them, otherwise I would miss this tasty curry.
Raw papaya is packed with Vitamins and phytonutrients. It contain vitamin A,C, E and B.It improves digestion and the uptake of nutrients, raising enzyme levels and improving assimilation.
Serves : 3 to 4 persons
Total Time : 40 min
Ingredients:
- Raw Papaya - 1 small
- Onion - 1 small
- Green Chillies - 2
- Avalu / Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
- Chana dal - 1/2 tsp
- Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
- Oil - 2 tsp
- Salt to taste
- Curry leaves - 10
- Sesame seeds / Nuvvulu - 2 tsp
- Dry red chilli - 5 (adjust to taste)
- Peanuts - 2 tsp
- Cumin seeds / Jeera - 1/2 tsp
- Dry Coconut Powder - 1 1/2 tsp
- Dry roast peanuts and dry red chillies. When peanuts are completely roasted, add cumin seeds and roast for a min and add sesame seeds and fry until they splutter. Then add dry coconut powder and fry and let it cool.
- Grind them into powder and keep aside.
- Mean while chop papaya into small pieces and boil them (they will turn transparent) and keep aside. Chop onions and chillies.
Method:
- Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, when they splutter add chana dal and curry leaves, fry until chana dal turns golden brown.
- Now add onion, chillies, turmeric powder and fry until onion turn transparent.
- Add boiled papaya pieces and cook for 3 min.
- Add ground masala and salt and cook for 5 min and switch off the stove.
- Enjoy with plain rice or chapati.
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