Papita Salad
( Raw Papaya Salad )

Papita Salad
(Raw Papaya Salad)

Ingredients:
250 gm Papaya (papita), raw, small, peeled, coarsely grated
1 tsp Vegetable oil
A pinch Asafetida (hing)
¼ tsp Mustard seeds (rai)
4-5 Green chilies slit
¼ tsp Cumin (jeera) seeds
1 tsp Sugar
1 tbsp Groundnuts (moongphalli), chopped
1 Juice of lemon (nimbu)
1 tsp Green coriander (hara dhaniya), finely chopped
Salt to taste
 

1. Heat the oil in a pan; add asafetida and mustard seeds. When they start spluttering, add green chilies and sauté.
2. Add the papaya, cumin seeds, sugar, groundnuts, lemon juice, green coriander, and salt; mix thoroughly, and remove from heat. Keep aside to cool.
3. Serve cold as an accompaniment.
    

Serves : 2-4