Raw papaya and chilies Stir fry called sambharo (Papaya no sambharo)

As I mentioned in my earlier recipes of sambharo – such quick and easy stir fries are rustled up in Gujarati kitchens as an accompaniment with any Indian meal. The basic ingredients of any sambharo are hot green chillies added to either carrots, white cabbage, papaya or raw mangoes. I made this papaya stirfry to serve with another Gujarati speciality called ganthia. Jalebi, Ganthia and sambharo and hot fried chilies is a regular Sunday brunch in most Gujarati homes.

Ingredients for 4-6 servings as a side dish

• 3 cups of chopped and sliced raw pawpaw (papaya).
• 6-8 hot sliced chillies (Remove the stem and slice the chillies into 2. Wash and remove the seeds.) Note: you can use less if you wish to make this milder
• 2-3 colourful sweet thai chillies – sliced lenghth wise.
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• 1 tsp salt
• ½ tsp turmeric
• 2-3 tbls sunflower oil
• 1 tbls lemon juice

Method:

1. Heat a shallow frying pan and add the oil. I used this Prestige non stick Appachatti pan which I was sent as a sample to try out.  It’s size and shape are perfect for cooking the sambharo with less oil.  It’s lid fits perfectly so  it retains all the flavours of any food you cook in this pan.

2. Once the oil heats, add the mustard seeds and cover the dish. Once the seeds stop popping add the sliced papaya and chilies to it. Add the salt and turmeric and stir the vegetables.

3. Cover the dish and allow it to cook for 5-6 minutes like you would a stir fry – allowing the papaya to brown a little.  You do not add water to this dish.  As the pan is non stick, it browns the papaya lightly without burning it.  Once the papaya softens, add some lemon juice and serve the sambharo.

4. Serve this stir fried sambharo as a condiment or side dish with any Indian meal. I served it with gathias.

The left over sambharo went as a sandwich filling for my lunch.

Would you eat a spicy sandwich for lunch?

Other variations of sambharo are also listed in my blog:

• Spicy Salad or Sambharo
• Mango, Papaya, Kenyan chillies and mixed vegetables – tropical hot sambharo
• White Cabbage and fresh Green chillies Salad (sambharo)
• Farari Sambharo ( Stir fry sweet potatoes and chilies)
• Sambharo – Stir fry Carrots, Cabbage, Bramley apples and chillies
• Apple, Papaya and Pear Spicy Warm Salad – sambharo

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