Pepe Shukto (Raw Papaya Curry)
Pepe Shukto (Raw Papaya Curry)

Hey everyone, it is Drew, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, pepe shukto (raw papaya curry). One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Pepe Shukto (Raw Papaya Curry) is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. They are fine and they look wonderful. Pepe Shukto (Raw Papaya Curry) is something that I’ve loved my whole life.

By definition, a shukto is a mild, sometimes bitter, milky curry that is eaten after shaak (greens) and before dal (lentils). As such, it is not the name of a single dish, as is commonly believed, but an entire category of curries (like dalna or ghonto) in its own right. Shukto is a mix of vegetables with an emphasis to the bitterness, a preparation where instead of hiding the bitterness , it is the taste around which the dish evolves. Here is my Bengali Shukto Recipe.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook pepe shukto (raw papaya curry) using 15 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

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The ingredients needed to make Pepe Shukto (Raw Papaya Curry):
  1. Prepare 1 medium size papaya, chopped
  2. Take 8-10 bori / vadi (dried lentil dumplings)
  3. Prepare 2 tbsp. mustard oil
  4. Get 2 bay leaves
  5. Make ready 1-2 dry red chilies
  6. Make ready 1 tsp. panch phoron (five spice)
  7. Get 2 green chilies, slit
  8. Take to taste salt
  9. Prepare 1/4 tsp. turmeric powder (opt)
  10. Make ready 1 tsp. roasted cumin powder
  11. Prepare 1 tsp. ginger paste
  12. Get 1 tsp. whole wheat flour
  13. Get 1 tsp. ghee
  14. Prepare 1 tbsp. kasundi / mustard paste
  15. Take 1 tbsp. coriander leaves, chopped (opt)

It is mild, yummy and good for health. I got this papaya from my neighbour who has papaya plants and they have space for growing papaya and banana plants. Hi friends, My today's recipe is Papaya Shukto - a traditional Bengali recipe made with raw papaya. Raw Papaya Recipes: Bengali Raw Papaya Curry

Steps to make Pepe Shukto (Raw Papaya Curry):
  1. Heat oil in a pan and temper with bay leaves, red chilies and panch phoron. Saute for a few seconds. After it stops spluttering, add the vadi and fry till light brown.
  2. Add the chopped papaya and all the dry spices. Mix everything well and stir fry on a high flame for 2-3 minutes.
  3. Add 1 cup water and green chilies. Simmer, covered till the papaya is cooked. You may add more water if not done.
  4. Add the ginger paste, whole wheat flour and kasundi mixed with 1/4 cup water. Give it a stir and simmer for a minute.
  5. Switch off the flame and add the ghee and coriander leaves. Serve as a side dish with plain steamed rice.

Hi friends, My today's recipe is Papaya Shukto - a traditional Bengali recipe made with raw papaya. Raw Papaya Recipes: Bengali Raw Papaya Curry Ghonto is a Bengali style preparation of a vegetable or a combination of vegetables - a dry curry that is had with rice. This kancha peper ghonto may not be a standard Bengali household combination, but raw papaya curry. Raw Papaya Curry - A tasty curry can be made with raw green papaya which has a firm flesh.

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