Healthy Raw Papaya Curry...Vegetarian Recipe

How about Raw Papaya gravy style? It turns out delicious and is packed with health benefits too…

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This healthy raw papaya curry is a family recipe… goes well with rice as with paratha or roti. Spicy and tasty, it is made with readily available ingredients. The (vegetarian) recipe is very simple and can be easily made by a beginner too.

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Raw Papaya Gravy Style              Serves 3 to 4

Ingredients:

Raw Papaya (cubed) – 1 small or 200 to 250 g

Potato (cubed) – 1 large or 100g

Peas – ¼ cup

Tomato (paste) – ½ to ¾ cup

Ginger grated or paste – 1 tsp

Green chilies – as per taste

Asafoetida – ¼ tsp

Mustard oil – 2 tbsp

Ghee/Clarified Butter – 1 to 2 tsp

Sugar – 1 tsp

Salt – to taste

FOR TEMPERING:

Cumin seeds – ½ tsp

Cinnamon – 1 inch piece

DRY SPICES

Coriander powder – 1 ½  tsp

Cumin powder – ¾  tsp

Turmeric powder – ½ tsp

Red Chili  powder – ½  tsp

Method:

1.    Mix the DRY SPICES in a bowl with a little water to form a paste. Keep aside.

2.    Heat the mustard oil in a pan and add in the ingredients FOR TEMPERING.

3.    Add in the potato cubes and cook stirring for half a minute before adding in the papaya. Cook for a minute.

4.    Add in the asafetida/hing and give it a mix. Next add the ginger and cook till the raw smell goes away.

5.    Pour in the spice mix and the peas. Cook briefly before adding in the tomato paste. Mix well and bring to a boil. Season with salt and sugar. Cook till the oil starts separating all over.

6.    Pour in about 1 ½ cup of water. Add in the green chilies slit or whole. Bring to a boil. Cover and cook on low heat for 5 minutes or till the vegetables are done.

7.    Drizzle some ghee on top, mix well.

8.    Serve hot with steamed rice or paratha or roti.

Note: Skip the ghee to make it a vegan recipe.

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