PAPAYA HALVA ll HOW TO MAKE PAPAYA HALVA

Papaya has a delicious sweet taste with a soft butter like consistency.  Papaya is also a rich source of antioxidant nutrients such as carotenes, vitamin C and flavonoids,  the B vitamins, folate and pantothenic acid,  and the minerals, potassium and magnesium,  and fiber. The pulp of this fruit is also a basic component of many facial creams, and shampoos.    Papaya is actually a wholesome fruit as it contains more Carotene when compared to other fruits like apple, custard apple, guava and plantains. Not being an expensive fruit, papaya is a common man’s fruit which is beneficial in many ways.

This version is very simple, easy and tasty too.  I was having a big papaya in fridge and no one wants to eat it.  When I cut it, it was not tasting that sweet hence there is no chance of  using it except for some custard or fruit salad or some sweets with it.   Hence I tried this version of halva with only the papaya, sugar and bit ghee and  corn flour.

I have already posted two recipes of papaya halva one with raw papaya   the link is here:   raw papaya halva.  

the other one with ripe papaya halva in www.simpleindianrecipes.com where I used to share my recipes before I started my blog.   

Let us look at the recipe now:

Ingredients:

400 gms Ripe papaya

1/2 Cup Sugar (as the papaya was not sweet at all) If it is sweet, can reduce the sugar 

1 -2 Tbsp Corn flour 

2 Tbsp Ghee

1/4 Tsp Cardamom Powder

Garnish:

Melon seeds or dry fruits as you wish.

Method:

Cut the papaya, remove the skin, seeds and the white portion and cut into pieces.  In a pressure cooker, put the sugar, papaya and half cup water. pressure cook the same for 3 whistles.  When the pressure comes down, allow to cool, transfer it into a blender and blend smoothly.  

Heat ghee in pan, add the puree in it and cook the same.  add the corn flour diluted in little water and add to the puree.  Cook the same till it starts leaving the kadai.  Add the cardamom powder.   Should be a thick paste.  Transfer it to a greased plate, level it,  put the dry fruits, allow to cool.   Cut into desired shape and serve.