Papaya Pulissery / Kappanga Pulissery

 Papaya pulissery also known as Kappanga pulissery in Kerala is a curd based papaya curry made with raw papaya adding ground coconut masala paste and goes well with rice. The following ingredients are needed to prepare Papaya Pulissery / Kappanga Pulissery

Ingredients:
Raw Papaya. -1
Green chilly. -1
Curd.             -1 cup
Water.            - as needed
Salt.               - to taste

For grinding Coconut Masala Paste:
Grated coconut.  -1 cup
Dry red chilly.     -2
Cumin seeds.       -1/4 tsp
Turmeric powder.-1/4 tsp

For Tempering:
Coconut oil.    -2 tsp
Mustard seeds.-1tsp
Cumin seeds.  -1/2 tsp
Dry red chilly. -1
Curry leaves.   -few

Instructions:
1). Remove the outer green skin of raw papaya. Cut the raw papaya into two halves lengthwise and remove the seeds. Wash and chop the raw papaya into small cubed pieces and keep aside.

2). Grind grated coconut, along with dry red chillies, cumin seeds and turmeric powder to a smooth paste adding very little water. Keep aside the ground coconut masala paste.

3). Whisk curd adding little water and keep aside.

Method:
1). In a cooking vessel add chopped raw papaya pieces, one slit green chilly and 1cup of water. Boil and cook chopped raw papaya pieces.

2). When the raw papaya pieces are half cooked add required salt and mix well.

3). Add ground coconut masala paste and mix with the cooked papaya pieces. Boil the curry for 3 to 5 minutes on low flame.

4). Add whisked curd into the papaya curry and mix well. Don't boil the curry after adding whisked curd. Heat the curry on low flame and switch off flame.

5). Heat 2 tsp coconut oil in a small pan for tempering and splutter mustard seeds and cumin seeds. Add dry red chilly broken pieces and curry leaves into the pan and fry in oil. Switch off the flame and pour the tempering into the papaya pulissery / kappanga pulissery in the cooking vessel and mix well.

Papaya Pulissery / Kappanga Pulissery is ready to serve with rice.