Kapplanga(Papaya) Thoran

Papaya has been grown in tropical regions of the world and is a commonly available fruit in Kerala,all year round.We call it ‘Kappalanga‘ or ‘Kappanga’ in Malayalam(Pls let me know if its known by any other name ).Papayas offer not only the luscious taste and sunlit color,but are rich sources of antioxidant nutrients such as carotenes and vitamin C ,minerals like potassium and magnesium ,Vitamin A and fiber .It also contains a digestive enzyme called ‘Papain’ that is used to tenderize meat.Papaya can be taken in all forms,ripe or unripe.It is said ,not to take green papaya as such ,during early pregnancy as it can sometimes cause abortion. I am not sure about the fact,but i’ve been very careful about this, during my pregnancy.Anyway Unripen Green Papaya can be used to make tasty Thoran. It has a light sweet flavour when cooked .I remember ,we had 2 papaya trees inside our compound wall,and this Papaya Thoran used to be a regular dish in my home. Green Papaya And now back to the recipe..

Ingredients:-

Green Unripen Papaya -1 Chopped Shallots -6 Chopped Green Chillies -3 Chopped Garlic – 1 tsp Jeera seeds – 1/2 tsp Grated Coconut -1/2 cup Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp Curry Leaves – a few Salt – to taste Oil -as needed Papaya cut into two halves

Method:-

Peel off the papaya skin and grate it . Grated Papaya Mix together grated papaya,turmeric powder,salt,garlic,green chillies,coconut and shallots well with hand and reserve.Heat oil in a pan,add mustard seeds and jeera seeds and allow it to splutter.Then add curry leaves and the prepared mixture into it and stir well.Close the lid and allow it to to cook in medium heat stirring in between.Switch it off when done. Papaya Thoran

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