Raw papaya halwa

• Servings:
• Preparation time: 10 minutes.
• Frying time: 5-6 minutes.
• Cooking time: 25-26 minutes.
• Total time: 42 minutes.

Sweet is the memory of our childhood, sweet is the memory of our college life, sweet is the memory of our wedding. Some memories are sweet, especially childhood Diwali festival with loads of sweets. Let’s celebrate those memories; one of my favorite homemade sweets ‘Raw papaya halwa’. It’s different.

This is very healthy and delicious too.

Ingredients:

• Raw papaya: 500 gm
• Sugar: 200 gm
• Butter/Ghee: 2 tablespoon
• Khoa: 100 gm.
• Milk: ½ liter
• Clove: 4-5 no.
• Green cardamom: 4-5 no.
• Almond/dry fruits: 50 gm.
• Chandi ka vark: optional
• Edible colour (apple green): 1-2 drop (optional).

Preparation:

1.  Peel off and grate the raw papaya with the help of grater/food processor, keep aside.

Method:

1. Heat 1 tablespoon of butter in a pan; add crushed green cardamom and clove, sputter for few seconds; add grated raw papaya stir fry on medium flame for couple of minutes. Add milk and cover it with lid. Further cook on low flame for 8 to 10 minutes, keep stirring every 2-3 minutes.
2. When all milk gets evaporated; add sugar and cook about 5-7 minutes, until it gets the consistency of halwa, add Khoa and butter, cook about 5-7 minutes until desired consistency.
3. Add dry fruits stir fry for a minute. Put off the flame; add edible colour Garnish with cardamom powder and almond. Decorate with Chandi ka verak, delicious ‘Raw papaya halwa is ready to be served.

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Raw papaya halwa by Nag Ratna Sahu is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.