Papaya recipes

Papaya is known to be one of the most nutritive fruit. The bright orange color of papaya with its distinct aroma attracts you towards it. Papaya is eaten raw as well as ripe; the flower of papaya is also popularly eaten in vegetable form. Flower of papaya is known to bring down the insulin level.

Papaya is a rich source of micronutrients and essential vitamins and minerals which is important for your body to run optimally. It has anti-inflammatory properties and is very good for your digestive system. It also has ant oxidative properties which fight with the free radicals and boost your immunity system. It gives relief in arthritic pain. Regular consumption of raw papaya can induce the menstruation and balance and regularize your periods.

Entire papaya plant is used in some of the other ways. Its flowers are used in curries; ripe papaya is used to make different kinds of dessert, fruit fudge, milkshakes, and smoothies. Raw papaya is used to make salad, vegetable curry, and cutlets.

• Herein are some easy and tasty papaya recipes:

Raw papaya salad

This salad is very simple but tastes yummy. First wash the papaya thoroughly then grate the papaya. Take a big bowl Add the grated papaya in it, add two tablespoons of roasted peanuts, one teaspoon of lemon juice, half teaspoon of sugar, ¼ teaspoon of red chili powder and salt to taste. Mix everything properly. Voila! Your salad is ready to serve.

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Healthy raw papaya sweet

Take a medium-size raw papaya wash properly pat dry and peel the skin, then grate the papaya. Now take a bowl put the grated papaya, add two tablespoons of grated jaggery and three tablespoons of grated fresh coconut. Mix properly then keep in the refrigerator for one hour. You can serve this sweet dish chilled or at room temperature.

Papaya and sesame seeds salad

Take a small size raw papaya, wash and peel the skin then shred in the shredder and keep aside. Now take two tablespoons of sesame seeds and roast properly, let it cool. Then take a bowl add shredded papaya, roasted sesame seed, half a teaspoon of red chili powder and salt to taste and half teaspoon of lemon juice. Mix properly and serve. Squeeze lemon juice while serving.

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Papaya, pumpkin and potato curry

First, cut potato pumpkin and raw papaya in the same size. Pressure cook potato and pumpkin separately and do not overcook. Now take a pan, put some oil when the oil is hot put ¼ teaspoon of cumin seeds, once the cumin seeds are spluttered add one teaspoon of curry leaves. Then add either half teaspoon of green chili paste and ginger paste together or ¼ teaspoon of green chili paste and ¼ teaspoon of ginger paste. Then add papaya and let it cook once it is cooked add, cooked potato, pumpkin ¼ teaspoon of turmeric and salt to taste. Mix properly at last squeeze lemon and serve.

Check this video to know how to make papaya halwa:

Papaya Kebab

Take one small size raw papaya and three medium sizes of potatoes. First parboil potatoes then shred them, then peel and shred raw papaya. Take a bowl Put shredded papaya and potatoes, add either one tablespoon of corn flour or a half cup of breadcrumbs. Then add two tablespoons of chopped coriander, ¼ teaspoons of green chili paste, ¼ teaspoon of ginger paste, a 1/4 teaspoon of garam masala or allspice masala and one teaspoon of lemon juice and salt to taste.

Now mix everything properly and make medium size balls of this mixture. Simultaneously put the pan for heating and shallow fry all the kebabs. Make sure to flip, It should be brown on both the sides. Serve with any kind of dip.

Papaya fudge

Take medium size ripe papaya, peel the papaya skin, scrape the seeds out and smash it. Now take a pan put two tablespoons of ghee, and add mashed ripe papaya. Roast papaya in ghee till it absorbs all the ghee and becomes lumpy. Then add three tablespoon of milk powder and two tablespoons of condensed milk. Stir till every ingredient is merged properly, and till it forms lumpy consistency.

Now switch off the gas and take out the mixture on a deep plate and even the surface let it cool, then make pieces of your choice and serve. Papaya fudge can be stored in the fridge for one week.

Papaya smoothie

Take one small ripe papaya peel the skin and scrape the seeds, then cut into a small cube. Take one banana, half cup of curd, one tablespoon of roasted oats, half cup. Put everything in a blender with few cubes of ice and blend properly. Two people can enjoy this yummy smoothie.

Papaya sauce

Take small size ripe papaya peel the skin and scrape the seeds out, then smash the flesh. Now take the pan add mashed papaya, two tablespoon of sugar and cook and two tablespoon of water and cook till the consistency becomes saucy. Then switch off the gas and add one tablespoon of lemon juice. Mix properly and serve with vanilla ice cream or can pour above desserts of your choice.