Green Papaya Thoran

The ripe papaya is usually eaten raw, without skin or seeds. The unripe green fruit can be eaten cooked, usually in curries, salads, and stews. Green papaya / Raw papaya is used in Southeast Asian cooking, both raw and cooked.

Raw Papaya is a great source of vitamins and nutrition. It has very low in Saturated Fat, Cholesterol and Sodium. It is also a good source of Dietary Fiber and Potassium, and a very good source of Vitamin A, Vitamin C and Folate.

Our today’s recipe is a Green papaya / Raw papaya Thoran, a dry vegetable preparation. It’s basically a stir fry with vegetable, coconut and some mild Indian spices. This dish is very common preparation at any household in Kerala, southern India. 

Ingredients:

Raw Papaya, grated - 2 cup

Coconut oil / any cooking oil – 2 tbsp

Mustard seeds  -  1/4 tsp

Onion chopped- ½ cup

Green chilies chopped- 2 nos

Ginger chopped – 1 tsp

Curry leaves- few

Cumin powder  -  1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder  - 1/4 tsp

Salt to taste

Grated coconut  -   ¾ cup

Method:

Wash the papaya and peel it, Remove the seeds and grate it. Combine together grated papaya, cumin powder, turmeric powder and salt to taste in a mixing bowl. Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds, let it splutter. Now add onion, green chilies, ginger, curry leaves and fry for 2 minutes. Then add the prepared papaya and sauté for 2 minutes. Reduce the heat and cook with lid on for few minutes or until it is almost done. Remove the lid and add grated coconut and mix well. Cook for 2 minutes.  This thoran can be served with rice.