Ripe Papaya Masala Chaat

Fruit chaat is popular all over India. Raw fruits help in detoxifying the body, apart from being full of nutrition. Recipe has spicy, sweet, sour, and salty flavor. So chaat dishes are mouthwatering and spicy so that you will feel like licking your fingers. 

Add spices just before you serve, otherwise fruits will leave their juices. Do not add any additional sugar to the chaat as the sweetness from the fruits will balance the tanginess of the chaat masala to render the dish a lovely taste. Cut the fruits, cover with a foil or plastic sheet and keep in refrigerator for an hour if you make chaat in summers.

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Prep  time	Cooking time	Serves
10 mins	5 mins	4 persons

Recipe type: Chaat
Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients Ripe Papaya – 1 medium Black pepper powder – ½ tsp Chaat masala – ¼ tsp Red chilli powder – ¼ tsp Roasted cumin seeds powder – ¼ tsp Lemon juice – 2 drops (optional) Mustard sauce – 1 tsp Black salt – to taste

Method

1. Peel the papaya and deseed it. Chop the papaya into tiny pieces. After chopping, put the papaya into a large mixing bowl.

2. Mix together chaat masala, cumin and red chilli powder Sprinkle over fruit and toss again.

3. Adding chaat masala will enhance the flavour of the papaya.

4. If using cumin, add salt to taste.Now  add red chilli powder  and black pepper to the chaat.

5. Now add mustard sauce and give the fruits a gentle mix. 

6. Adding lime juice is optional. If you are adding lime juice, make sure you add only few drops (1 or 2 drops).Garnish with some mint leaves. 

7. Toss to mix. Chill for up to 3 hours before serving.

Serving suggestions
Along with breakfast (I had along with Honey bread).

Kids snack time.

Notes

Chaat masala is a mixture of salty, hot and tart powders, including black salt (kala namak), red chilli or flakes, cumin and sometimes with mango powder.

Ground roasted cumin seeds: 
Stir 1 tsp seeds in a frying pan over medium heat until theybegin to brown,about one minute,then finely ground with a mortar and pestle or whirl in a blender.