Ingredients
- 2 cups of raw papaya cut into small pieces
- 1/2 cup cooked green whole mung
- 1 cup grated coconut
- 1 tsp jeera
- 2 pods of garlic
- 1 tsp chilly powder
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- Few curry leaves
- Salt to taste
Seasoning:
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1 red chilly
- Few mustard
- 1 tsp Urud dal
- Few curry leaves
Method:
- Grind the coconut, jeera, garlic, chilly powder, turmeric powder, curry leaves together without water into a coarse mixture.
- Add salt to the papaya pieces and steam them.
- Heat the Kadai and pour oil. Add Urud dal, mustard, red chilly. When the mustard splutters, add currry leaves and the cooked mung. Sauté for a minute and then add the steamed papaya pieces.
- Sauté for few minutes, then add the grounded coconut. Mix well and sauté for few more minutes. Switch off the flame.
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