Ingredients

500 g papaya diced (just ripe)

1/2 cup mustard oil

2 tsp mustard seeds

1 tsp fenugreek seeds

½ tsp nigella seeds

1/4 tsp asafoetida

2 medium onions finely chopped

2-3 chopped green chillies

1 ½ tsp salt

1 tsp black pepper powder

2 tsp Kashmiri red chili powder

2 tbsp cumin powder

½ cup brown sugar

6 tbsp white vinegar

1 tsp garam masala powder

Cooking Steps

Step 1
De-seed, peel, and dice the papaya into bite-sized pieces.

Step 2
Heat mustard oil in a pan to the smoking point and let it cool a bit. Add mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, nigella seeds, and asafoetida. Allow them to splutter.

Step 3
Add in finely chopped onions and green chillies. Sauté until the onions are translucent.

Step 4
Add in the diced papaya. Mix well.

Step 5
Next, add in the dry masalas – salt, black pepper powder, Kashmiri red chili powder, and cumin powder. Sauté. Add a bit of water if required, cover with a lid, and cook until the papaya soften a bit.

Step 6
Next, add in brown sugar and white vinegar. Cook until the sugar melts, the liquid dries up a bit, and oil starts appearing on the sides.

Finish with garam masala powder. Mix well.

Bottle when cool and store in the fridge.