Ingredients
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- 4 cups fresh green papaya, shredded
- 1 carrot, shredded
- 1 red capsicum, thinly sliced
- 1 thumb sized ginger, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 1 cup cane vinegar
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup white sugar
- salt
Instructions
- Toss the papaya and 1/4 cup salt together in a large bowl, set aside for 1 hour.
- Thoroughly rinse the papaya in running tap water using a colander. Now place papaya in a muslin cloth and squeeze to drain further.
- Now in a bowl combine papaya, carrots, capsicum, ginger and raisins. Mix well.
- Now mix together vinegar, water, sugar and 1 tsp salt in a saucepan then bring to a boil. Simmer for 5 minutes and do not stir.
- Place papaya mixture in containers then pour liquid into the mixture, cover the container tightly then store in the refrigerator. For best results consume the atchara only after 2 days of marinating.