Bright Eye Papaya Salad

by Tarla Dalal

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Every single part of the papaya including its seeds, leaves and tree bark have legendary medicinal properties. The papaya's vitamin content help keep eyes clear and bright

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Preparation Time: 10 min.
Cookinh Time: 10 min.
Serves 8.
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Ingredients

For the salad
1 medium size papaya
1 packet (100 grams) orange jelly
1 tsp lemon juice
1 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 tbsp chopped celery
1 carrot, grated
2 tbsp chopped capsicum
1/2 cup grated cabbage
lettuce leaves and grated carrots for garnishing

For the Thousand Island dressing
1/2 cup thick freshlow fat yoghurt
1 tsp mustard (rai / sarson) powder
3 tsp sugar
2 tbsp tomato ketchup
1 tsp chilli sauce
2 tbsp chopped onions
2 tbsp chopped capsicum
1/2 tsp chopped green chillies

Method

For the dressing, mix all the ingredients thoroughly.
For the salad, peel and halve the papaya.
Dissolve the orange jelly in 1 teacup of boiling water. Cool and add the lemon juice, sugar and salt.
Put to set in the refrigerator.
When partially set, add the vegetables and mix well.
If you like, add a little salt and sugar. Fill the papaya halves with this mixture and put to set in the refrigerator.
Just before serving, decorate with lettuce leaves and carrots. Serve cold with the dressing.

Tips

Goodness Guide :
An excellent source of Vitamins A and C.
The more you have of these vitamins, the lesser the the likelehood of degeneration affecting your eyes.
Vitamin C helps keep the eye lens clear.

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