Papaya (raw) Paal Kootu

Ingredients

Papaya raw - 1small

Milk - 250ml

Thur Dhal - 1/4cup

Turmeric powder - a pinch

Coconut - 1/4cup

Green chilli - 1no

Dry red chilli - 3nos.

Jeera - 1tsp

Curry leaves - 6nos.

Rice flour - 1tsp

Mustard - 1tsp

Urad dhal - 1tsp

Bengalgram dhal - 1tsp

Oil - little

Salt - to taste

Method

1. Cook thur dhal with little tumeric added to it.

2. Peel and dice papaya into cubes. Add a pinch of salt and boil it. Once cooked set aside.

3. Grind coconut, jeera, green and red chilli with little milk or water.

4. In a heavy bottom vessel, add the cooked papaya, milk, cooked dhal, grinded mixture, curry leaves and salt to taste. Mix rice flour with little water and pour this mixture also to the papaya-milk mixture. Allow it to boil. Mix thoroughly. After few bubbles switch off the flame.

5. Take a small pan and add oil, once heated add mustard seeds, urad dhal, bengalgram dhal and once they are golden brown add it to papaya-milk mixture.