PAPAYA PHAL SUKKE [konkani recipe]

Papaya phal Sukke is a coconut based Kochi side GSB style Konkani recipe.Raw Papaya contains vitamines and minerals and is good for digestion and immune system.This tasty Sukke goes well as a dry side dish with Rice, Chapathi Phulka , Dosa etc.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Papaya phal Sukke.

Ingredients:-

Raw Papaya.    - 1/2 piece of a Medium Papaya.
Potato.              -1 medium size
Tur dal.             -1/4 cup
Dharambe Sol.  - a small piece or a small dry Mango piece
Salt.                   -to taste.

For Coconut Masala Mixture:-

Coconut grated .    -1 cup
Red chilly powder. -1 tsp
Turmeric powder.   - 1/4 tsp

For Seasoning:-

Coconut oil/ Oil.   -2 tsp
Urad dal.               -1tsp
Mustard seeds.      - tsp
Fenugreek/ Methi. -10 seeds only

Instructions:-

Wash and remove the outer green skin of a Raw Papaya and grate to make small thin pieces and keep aside.

Peel, wash and chop Potato into thin slices and keep aside.

Wash and Pressure cook Tur dal with required Water for 2 whistles or till soft but not mushy.

(You can pressure cook the thin Potato slices along with Tur dal)- optional.

In a wide mixing plate add Coconut grating, Red chilly powder and Turmeric powder and mix well with your hands.Keep aside the Coconut Masala mixture.

Coconut Masala Mixture

Method:-

Heat 2tsp Coconut oil or any cooking oil in a pan and add Urad dal and splutter Mustard seeds and Methi seeds and saute well.

Add Potato slices and sprinkle water to cook the Potato slices till soft and stir in between.

When Potato slices are 3/4 the cooked add the grated Papaya slices into the pan and mix well.

Add required Salt and Sol (a small piece of dry Mango or Dharambe sol (Kudam puli)  into the pan and mix well.Cover the pan with a lid and cook till Potato and Papaya pieces become soft.

Add cooked Tur dal into the pan and mix well with cooked Papaya and Potato pieces.

Add Coconut Masala mixture into the pan and mix well till both the pieces are nicely coated with the Coconut Masala mixture.Cover and cook for few minutes and stir well in between and switch of the flame.

A tasty Papaya phala Sukke is ready to serve as a side dish with Rice, Chapathi, Phulka etc.

Try this recipe and enjoy the tasty dish.