Substitute for Raw Papaya

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So I want to cook something & the recipe calls for raw papaya (kacha papeeta) I don’t have it at home & don’t have the energy to go buy it. I am not even sure if I’ll find it in the regular grocery stores.

Is it okay if I add meat tenderizer instead. Or are there any other substitutions?

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Re: Substitute for Raw Papaya

You can find Raw Papaya in a glass jar at desi stores. It's the same shape and size as small bottle/jar of jam.

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Thanks funguy. I know that. I was looking for some other form of meat tenderizer.

Don't want to use papaya or papain in the food.

Does anyone know if yogurt can help in tenderizing the meat? Like if I leave it marinated overnight or maybe even more than 24 hours?

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Re: Substitute for Raw Papaya

Use khachri.

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What's Khachri?

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Re: Substitute for Raw Papaya

Vinegar

Pineapple juice

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Do you think if I use either one it will either make the food taste sweet or sour at the end?

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no vinegar wnt mke it sour as long as u bhoonify it properly i use it in chicken dishes alot in fact it gives the dish tht nce lil edge

u cud use baking soda as a tenderiser

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Meat tenderizer is fine i do use it instead of raw papaya.

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Thank you sweetu :hugz:

So baking soda or vinegar then. I am gonna try it over the weekend now. Hopefully.

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Re: Substitute for Raw Papaya

meat tenderizer is absolutely fine replacement of raw papaya...just make sure to use a brand that has no salt added, otherwise salt your dish carefully...And yes, yougurt tenderizes the meat too if marinated overnight, although tenderizer will give the meat a different texture after cooked...so depends on the dish as well...
BTW, what are you planning to make?:)

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Raw papaya is going to give meat the gooey kind of texture I am looking for in this particular dish. But as I mentioned before I am avoiding it. I have National's meat tenderizer, but in the ingredients it says papaya powder. So same thing :s

I was planning to make Dum ka Qeema :)

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I'm planning on making dum ka qeema on Sunday:)
I'm using raw papaya though that I just bought yesterday...

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Oh cool. Do post a picture if you can in the aaj kya pakaya khaya thread :)

I might just end up making Beef Kabab gravy walay. Saw the recipe today from Raahat's cooking show. Lets see if its worth it nor not.

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Its a dried fruit and commonly available in desi stores. It gives good taste too kebabs and other such things.

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According to the following website, use chayote squash (qaddu) as a substitute for papaya. Papaya can be used as a substitute for pineapple, but I’m not sure if you can reverse it to use pineapple as a sub for papaya.

Cook’s Thesaurus: Common Tropical Fruit

In another dish, mango is suggested as a sub:

And in yet another dish, mango and pineapple are suggested subs for papaya:
http://www.cookstr.com/recipes/tropical-gazpacho

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Kutchri also belongs to the same family of plants - Cucurbitacae. No other thing come close to kutchri in tenderising meat and giving it to good taste.

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vinegar,lemon juice and yogrut

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Pectin will do as well.

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Thank you people. Especially Mostar95 & Magic 8 ball. Do you guys know if the sub. you mentioned is "garam" in nature as they say?