Halwai October 24, 2023

Ingredients:

• 1/ kg-Papaya
• 2 tsp- Yellow Mustard Seeds
• 2 tsp- Red Chillies
• 2 tsp- Thymol seeds(ajwain)
• 2 tsp- Onion seeds(kalonji)
• Salt to taste
• 1/2 cup- Mustard oil

Method:

  1. Wash and peel the papaya. Clean the inner layer containing seeds.
  2. Cut small pieces of about 1 inch of length or a little big.
  3. Put in boiling water and boil for two minutes.
  4. Take out of water and put apart on absorbent paper/newspaper under air.
  5. Dry it in sun for one day.
  6. Grind coarsely yellow mustard seeds, red chillies, thymol seed (ajwain) and onion seed (Mangraila/kalaunji) and Salt.
  7. Mix all the ingredients with the boiled papaya pieces.
  8. Mix pure mustard oil to get it completely drenched.
  9. Keep it in tight lid container/jar.
  10. Use it within a week.
  11. You can mix coarsely ground garlic also, if you so desire. Normally this pickle should be made in small quantity.

Recipe courtesy of Yasmin