Raw Papaya Pickle

Papaya pickle is a homemade spicy and delicious pickle with raw papaya, green chillies, ginger, garlic and spices.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Raw Papaya Pickle.

Ingredients:-

Raw papaya.           -1 small

Green chilly.           -5
Garlic.                    -10
Ginger.                   -2 tbsp
Curry leaves.          -2 sprig
Dry red chilly.        -3
Mustard seeds.       -1tsp
Fenugreek.             -1/4 tsp
Vinegar.                 -1cup
Red chilly powder.-3tbsp
Turmeric powder.  -1tsp
Mustard powder.   -1tsp
Fenugreek powder.-1/4 tsp
Asafoetida.            -1/2 tsp
Salt.                       -to taste

Sesame oil.           -4tbsp

Instructions:-

1). Peel the outer skin of raw papaya. Wash the raw papaya and cut it into two halveslengthwise and remove the seeds. Chop the raw papaya into small thin and lengthy pieces.

2). Chop green chillies into small round pieces. Peel and chop garlic into thin lengthy pieces. Peel and chop ginger into small pieces. Keep aside the chopped green chillies, garlic and ginger on a plate along with chopped raw papaya pieces.

Method:-

1). Heat 4 tbsp sesame oil in a pan and splutter mustard seeds and fenugreek seeds.Add dry red chilly and curry leaves into the pan and saute well. Add chopped green chilly, chopped garlic and chopped ginger into the pan and saute well till raw smell goes.Add chopped papaya pieces into the pan and saute well until soft and translucent (do not cover).

2). Add turmeric powder, red chilly powder, asafoetida, mustard powder, fenugreek powder and salt into the pan and mix well. Add vinegar into the pan and saute well for 2 minutes.Check seasoning and switch off flame.

3). Transfer the papaya pickle to a serving bowl to cool.

Raw Papaya Pickle is ready.Once cooled store the papaya pickle in airtight glass bottle and keep in the refrigerator and stays good for a week or more days.