Papaya (unripe) halwa
Papaya (unripe) halwa is a delicious healthy recipe for any festive or special occasion. This is jaggery based dessert recipe. If you have unripe or raw papaya and wondering how to use it. Check this recipe.
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
- Papaya unripe (deskinned and grated) - 2cups
- Jaggery (liquid) - 1 cup
- Ghee - 2 tbsp
- Dry fruits chopped - ¼ cup (cashew nuts, almonds, raisins)
- Cardamom powder - ½ tsp
- Water as required
Instructions
- Heat a thick bottom wok, add 1 tbsp ghee and fry the dry fruits until they are slightly golden. Keep this aside.
- To the same wok, add the grated unripe papaya and little water. Close with a lid and cook on medium heat, until they become soft. This might take around 8 to 10 minutes.
- After it’s cooked, add liquid jaggery, mix well and cook the raw papaya - jaggery mixture on medium heat. The halwa starts thickening, now add remaining ghee, cardamom powder and mix well.
- Finally add the ghee fried dry fruits and mix well. Delicious halwa from unripe papaya is ready to be served.
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Notes
Instead of grating the papaya, they can be chopped and ground into fine paste.
Adjust the quantity of jaggery depending on the preference. If you like more of ghee flavour, then add little more mentioned in the recipe.
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