The Food Forest of the Thai Child Development Foundation has many, many papaya trees. And we use papaya as a vegetable when green unripe, or as a fruit when orange. Green papaya chutney is a great way to use that abundance of unripe papaya. We serve it as a crunchy salad at our buffet table. And as a spread with our flatbread.
PAPAYA CHUTNEY
Prep time: 5 minutes - Cook time 10 minutes - Total time 15 minutes - Makes 5 servings
INGREDIENTS
1 1/2 cup of grated green (1 small papaya)
½ tablespoon vegetable oil
½ teaspoon mustard
2 green chilies
7 basil leaves
2 garlic cloves
¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
¼ teaspoon sugar or add as required
¼ teaspoon lime juice or add as required
EQUIPMENT
Stove
Big pan
Wooden spoon
Blender/hand blender
Airtight Jars for storage
PREPARATION
Peel and grated the papaya
Slice the green chilies in large pieces
Chop the basil leaves roughly
Mince the garlic and saute in oil
Squeeze the lime
Sterilize your jars with hot water
METHOD
Heat ½ tablespoon oil in a pan and add ½ teaspoon mustard on a low flame
After the mustard is fried, add add the green chilies, the basil leaves and the sauteed garlic.
Saute until the green chilies get slightly crisp
Add the grated papaya and ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder. mix well.
Add ¼ teaspoon sugar and salt. mix very well.
Stir often and bake the chutney mixture for 3 to 4 minutes on a low flame.
Add ¼ teaspoon lime juice. Mix very well.
Take off the heat
Serve the raw green papaya chutney with flatbread or as a side dish with rice.
This recipe is made at the @THEFOODFORESTKITCHEN, the slow food restaurant of @ECOLOGICTHAILAND.
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