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Raw Papaya Thoran, Kaplanga Thoran, Kerala Thoran Recipes

November 24, 2015 18 Comments

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Raw papaya is one of my absolute favourites. Often called omakka (or kappalanga) in Kerala, it’s very easily available in most backyards and makes for a very light side dish. Although the simpler kaplanga ezhukkupuratti is what I would go for first, the thoran comes a close second.

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Raw papaya is very easily available in Singapore too, thanks to the Thais and their affinity towards raw papaya salads.

The method used to make kappalanga thoran is very non-fussy and this is how amma makes most of her thorans. You can leave it to cook and focus on other dishes.

Also check out moringa thoran, spinach thoran, and papadom thoran recipes, all from Kerala.

Raw Papaya (Kaplanga) Thoran Recipe

Serves 4
Preparation time: 15 mins
Cooking time: 15 mins

Ingredients:
1 small raw papaya (kaplanga / omakka)
1/2 cup of grated coconut
2-3 shallots
1 tsp of jeera / jeerakam / cumin seeds
3-4 green chillies
1/4 tsp of turmeric powder
1 tbsp of (coconut) oil
1/4 tsp of mustard seeds
A few curry leaves

How to make Thoran:

1. Peel the raw papaya, cut into half, deseed and chop into very small pieces. In malayalam, we’d say “kothi ariyuka”.

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Raw Papaya Thoran / Kaplanga ThoranPin

2. Coarsely grind the coconut with the shallots, green chillies, turmeric and half the jeera. Mix this thoroughly with the chopped papaya along with salt. Add the rest of the cumin seeds whole to this mixture. (Alternately, you can also grind all of the jeera along with the coconut).

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3. Heat the oil in a wide pan and add the mustard seeds. When they pop, add the curry leaves and after 5 seconds, add the raw papaya mixture. Stir well to combine the oil and make a small mound of it towards the centre of the pan and pat it down firmly.

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4. Keep the flame at the lowest possible and cook the papaya covered. There’s no need to add any water. (you can use a wider lid for the whole pan as well, it doesn’t necessarily have to be tightly closed like below.

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5. Let this cook for about 10-15 mins until the papaya is soft. You can mix it in between if you feel like the bottom is burning but if you keep the flame low, it should be fine. I do mix it once or twice in between, pat it down again firmly, close, and cook further.

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That’s it. Serve hot with rice and sambar or theeyal.

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  1. Rajesh Kumar K

    April 22, 2020 at 3:43 pm

    Very very thanks for your recipe..its same like my mother cooks.. In this lockdown period, it become so helpful to me..

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    • nags

      April 28, 2020 at 11:38 am

      i am so glad to hear this.

      Reply
  2. Agnes

    March 5, 2012 at 7:24 pm

    "lovely dish"
    I have few Korean dishes with green papaya also… I will try your dish tonight. 🙂

    Aloha!

    http://spring-begins.blogspot.com/2012/03/papaya-leaves-dish.html

    Reply
  3. Priya Yallapantula

    February 6, 2012 at 6:22 pm

    Absolutely love this recipes, look simple and yummy !!!

    Reply
  4. manju

    February 6, 2012 at 3:37 pm

    Your papaya thoran is very different from how we make it in Malabar. It looks and sounds yummy. I am definitely going to try this.

    You have a beautiful web site 🙂

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    • Nagalakshmi V

      February 7, 2012 at 2:32 am

      thank you manju. i would love to know more about how thoran is made in malabar 🙂

      Reply
  5. zareena

    February 6, 2012 at 8:47 am

    My favorite thoran. I usually make this..

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