Papaya Pickle

Ingredients

1 Papaya - 1/2kg
Salt - less than 1/4cup
2 Boiled and cooled water - 1/2cup
3 Powdered dry chilli - 1/2cup
Fenugreek - 1tsp
Garlic flakes - 12nos
Ginger sliced lengthwise - 1tsp
4 Gingelly oil - 1/2cup
5 Mustard - 1dsp
Fenugreek - 1tsp
6 Turmeric powder - 1tsp
7 Garlic flakes - 1/4cup
8 Ginger sliced lengthwise - 1dsp
9 Dry chilly split into 2 piece - 1/4cup (remove the seeds)
White vinegar - 1/2cup
Lemon juice - 1/4cup
10 Sugar - 1/2dsp
11 Salt - to taste
12 Mustard - 1/4cup (Heat the mustard and remove its covering)

Method :

Slice the papaya into 2"length and 1/4"width pieces. Apply the salt on the sliced papaya pieces and keep it for 1hour. Grind the 3rd ingredients finely with little water.

Heat the gingelly oil in a pan and season the mustard and fenugreek. Add the turmeric powder and sauté for a while. Add garlic. When it is half sautéed, add the dry chillies. Put the ground ingredients and saute well. Pour the warm water and when it boils, add vinegar, lemon juice, sugar and salt. When the gravy thickens, remove from fire and allow to cool. Add the papaya pieces and the mustard seeds into it. Stir well.