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Omakka Thoran/ KapplangaThoran/ Papaya Thoran/ Papaya Stir Fry

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Omakka/kapplanga/Papaya  is one of the plants you can see in the backyard of every house in my home state Kerala. I don’t know if anybody takes care of them. Once it is planted that’s all, it will grow and gives fruit. Only problem elder’s says that you have to choose the papaya plant which is a hermaphrodite to get fruit. Because a papaya plant produce male flowers, female flowers or hermaphrodite. If it is a female flower producing plant, then it need a male flower plant to get pollinated. 
We eat both raw and ripe papaya, if it is raw we like to cook them and if ripe eat as is. However, you can see in Thai cuisine they use raw papaya to make salad. When we (me and my sister) were young we used to make garland with cut stems of papaya plant. They are usually hollow, so you can tie with a string and easy to make garland with them. Whoever wins some game, he or she will be awarded with this papaya stem garlands. That was some childhood fun. 
Papaya contain s vitamin C , vitamin E and vitamin A (through their concentration of pro-vitamin A carotenoid phytonutrients), and the three together form a powerful antioxidant combination which helps in prevention of atherosclerosis and diabetic heart disease. Papaya also helps to prevent colon cancer. It also contains unique protein-digesting enzymes including papain and chymopapain. These enzymes have been shown to help lower inflammation and to improve healing from burns. However they are also known to cause abortion. It helps in immune health as well as lung health read more about them from here and here  .
Amma used to make thoran with them when they are raw. She usually would cut them into very thin pieces as she has no vegetable grater at that time. During the last grocery shopping I saw a raw papaya in the Indian store that was a half piece. So I picked it immediately and put in shopping cart. Usually I won’t buy them if they are whole and big. Because consuming a single papaya is not possible in my household. I used amma recipe for making the dish and used a vegetable grater to grate them. A grater helps to make every piece uniform and gives a nice taste and texture. Here is the recipe

What you need

 Omakka/ Papaya grated: 4 cup
Onion: ½ cup ( I used red onion, use shallots if you have)
Mustard seeds: ¾ teaspoon
Urad dal: 1 tablespoon
Salt: 2 teaspoon or to taste
Oil: 2 tablespoon ( I used olive oil)
Turmeric: ¼ teaspoon
Cumin seed powder; ½ teaspoon
Chilli powder: ½ teaspoon
Green chili: 1 no ( I used Serrano pepper)
Coconut: ½ cup ( I used desiccated coconut)
Red chilies: 2 no ( Halved into 2 pieces)
Curry leaves: 1 sprig

How I made

In a skillet heat oil and add mustard seeds, red chilies and curry leaves. Once mustard starts popping add onion and fry for 3 minutes.
To this add grated papaya, turmeric and 1 teaspoon of salt and close the skillet with lid and let it cook for about 10 minutes in slow flame. Stir in between to prevent from sticking to the bottom.
Add coconut, cumin and red chili powder and remaining salt mix everything well. Cook for another 3 minutes to get the flavors infused into the papaya. Switch off the flame .
Enjoy with hot rice and curry.

Preparation time: 25 minutes
Yield: 6 serving
Verdict: Yummy
Will you make it again: yes I will

This Tasty papaya thoran is going to 

Side dish show down : July;  hosted by Reeni of Cinnamon and Spice.



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  1. Cinnamon-Girl says

    I have only had dried papaya - never fresh. I would so love to try this! It's gorgeous! Thanks for sending it to the Showdown!

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  2. GayathriRaj says

    Hey never thought of such recipe with papaya.....thats a nice one....will surely use this green papaya next time....

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  3. veggie belly says

    thoran with papaya? very interesting. i guess the thais arent the only ones cooking with green papaya 🙂

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  4. SpicyTasty says

    Sounds interesting. Bookmarked.

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  5. Sarah Naveen says

    i love this thoran..i have one in drafts too....
    looks super yummy dearie..

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  6. sanjeeta kk says

    Its a nice change to try. Raw papaya and curry sounds good.

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  7. Ameya says

    Very interesting dish. Im generally not a fan of papaya, but this looks yummy!

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  8. Spice Guru says

    Yummy... hope i could get it as ready yo eat... I will ask my usualy Indian store to make it ready to eat for me..

    I shop at http://spicesonline.info to give you information. I suggest this to all...

    Hope that helps.

    Jack

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  9. Rainforest Gardener says

    I love your descriptive photos... I will have to try this one when my papaya eventually bears fruit. I've seen some great vietnamese dishes with long green papaya as the base and I've really been wanting to give the raw ones a shot. Good ingredients! I'm going to eventually find some curry leaf plant for my garden too.

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  10. PranisKitchen says

    native this thoran was not that demanded becasue it was available evrywhere.. but nowadays really liked it.. because kittan padalle..really delicious one swathi

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  11. Panchpakwan says

    Sounds delicious and tasty dish..

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  12. Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal says

    Wow, that is a great looking thoran, very new for me 🙂

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  13. Gulmohar says

    An all time fav thoran of mine..looks wonderful

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  14. Life is beautiful!!! says

    Sorry I meant my mom prepares it 🙂

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  15. Life is beautiful!!! says

    My mom prepared it Swathi....but I have forgoten it. Thanks for reminding me :). I am fine bit bc in work so .....:)

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  16. Malar Gandhi says

    Papaya thoran sounds delicious.

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  17. Yasmeen says

    Never saw a raw papaya,the thoran looks tasty 😀

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  18. Vrinda says

    Omakka ennu adyamayi kelkyva..liked the way u grated.lov it...

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  19. Premalatha Aravindhan says

    Luks very delicious,very tempting also...too gud pics.

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  21. Priya says

    Such a delicious thoran, i have never tried anything with raw papaya, beautiful side dish Swathi..

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  22. Padhu says

    I have 2-3 papaya trees in my backyard but have not tried this raw papaya stir fry.Thanks for this simple thoran recipe

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  23. Aruna Manikandan says

    Healthy delicious thoran 🙂

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  24. Priti says

    New recipe for me and looks so delish...loved it

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  25. Hamaree Rasoi says

    I have never made papaya thorn. And you are tempting me with this simple and yummy dish

    deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  26. Jay says

    very healthy n tasty recipe...beauuuuuuuuuutifully clicked too.

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  27. Suma Rajesh says

    this is my all time fav..wish i could have it now..ur cherry cake also looks tempting.nice click..

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  28. Sushma Mallya says

    Simple and yummy thoran, am yet to try raw papaya

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  29. Suhaina says

    wow. this is my fav.. love it. u have done it very well. nice clicks too.

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  30. Satya says

    papaya thoran looks tasty and also simple to make...it is new to me... my mom used to prepare dal with papaya..thanks for sharing this healthy recipe

    Satya
    http://www.superyummyrecipes.com

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  31. aipi says

    I like the mildness and taste of thoran.. but papaya thoran is totally new to me. . nice recipe !

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