It’s my pleasure to bring to you some amazing recipes using one of the most healthiest fruits – Papaya! A huge thanks to all those who tried hard to get hold of one, for racking your brains for a recipe and a special thanks to my sis and Nanditha for contributing not one, but two recipes! And for those who thought Papaya can only be cut and eaten just like that, here are some recipes to get you started on thinking otherwise. Let’s start the party with some drinks, shall we?
Drinks
Sig’s Papaya Delight
Mansi’s Tropical Cocktail
Rajitha’s Papaya Soy Smoothie
Snacks
Asha’s Papaya Pecan Scones
Nanditha’s Soy-Papaya Samosa
Bharathy’s Papaya Muffins
Marta’s Papaya and Brie Quesadilla
Raaga’s Fruit Cookies
Salads
Namratha’s Super Exotic Salad
Raw Papaya Carrot Salad
Papaya Salad
Renuka’s Papaya Paneer Salad
Mains and Sides
Grihini’s Raw Papaya Paratha
Jayashree’s Papaya Thoran
Bindiya’s Raw Papaya Parathas
Nanditha’s Papaya Dry Curry
Maya’s Raw Papaya Curry with Shrimp
Aparna’s Papaya Aviyal
Sweets
Dhivya’s Papaya Halwa
Jayasree’s Jujups
Srivalli’s Papaya Halwa
Papaya Burfi
Vijaya’s Papaya Halwa
Shareshtha’s Pepe Paturi
Also Gazal Misra, a non-blogger, sent me this lovely recipe to add to the round up. Thank you Gazal!
Papaya Lassi Recipe
1 cup ripe papaya, diced and mashed well
1 cup plain yogurt
2 cups chilled water
2 tablespoons lime juice (optional)
Few mint leaves
Ice cubes
A luxurious addition – a dollop of vanilla ice cream
(add 2 tsp of sugar, in case you aren’t on a diet)
Use a hand blender to beat or blend yogurt and sugar, then add water and beat again. Add mashed papaya with all the seasonings. Add a dollop of vanilla ice cream in the glass and pour the lassi over it. Garnish with mint and serve cold.
That's a v elegant round-up, Nags. I was curious to see the papaya sweets!
That’s a v elegant round-up, Nags. I was curious to see the papaya sweets!
lovely round up…n soo many amazing recipes with papaya…sorry,cudnt participate in this one..
lovely round up, Nags!
nice job Nags on the round up! great entries..
So many creative and wonderful ideas presented here! I really wanted to participate, but couldn’t get my hands on any papaya at this time of year. Congrats to all who participated! 🙂
great job, love the colorful roundup!
Nice round up there Nags. This fruit has never been a favorite of mine but some of these recipes are rather tempting. It reminded me of this super papaya halwa that my periamma once made… the only papaya thing I’ve liked so far..
Great round up, wish I had raw Papaya!!:))
Wonderful roundup. And really surprised with the variety of papaya.
Well i coudn’t get any papaya here.