For me Papaya is a super food. Whether raw or ripe. Every week, I try to include raw papaya thrice in the menu. Sons detest chunks, so grated the papaya.
In Thailand, they make a grated raw papaya salad with crushed peanuts, fish sauce and palm sugar. That's the healthiest way to eat it.
Derived this dish and added toasted peanuts, to make it crunchy and acceptable for my sons.
They did not complain !!
Ingredients
Grated raw papaya - 4 medium cups
Cubed potato - 1cup
Toasted peanuts - 1/2 cup
Slit green chillies - 2
Grated ginger - 1 tsp
Whole cumin seeds or jeera - 1/2tsp
Whole aniseed or saunf - 1/2 tsp
Refined oil - 1 tbsp
Sugar or jaggery - 1tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Black pepper powder 1/4 tsp
Salt to taste
Procedure
Heat a kadhai. Add the refined oil. Fry the potatoes and keep.
Lower the gas.
Add all the whole spices in the residual oil. Do not burn the spices.
Add the grated papaya and saute for a minute. Add fried potatoes and turmeric powder.
Add salt. Cover and cook for 2 minutes.
Add green chillies, sugar and black pepper powder.
Saute till the moisture is evaporated.
Mix in the peanuts and cover. Put off the gas.
Serve after ten minutes.
Accompany this dish with rice,chapattis, parathas or luchis.
The goodness of the vegetable is retained and its a great source of vitamins.
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