Atchara

Description
Pickled unripe papaya.



Ingredients

 * 4 cups grated green papaya
 * ½ cup coarse salt
 * 1 cup vinegar
 * 2 carrots, thinly sliced
 * ½ green bell pepper, thinly sliced
 * ½ red bell pepper, thinly sliced
 * 1 small ginger, cut into strips
 * 5 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
 * ¼ onion, thinly sliced

Pickling mixture

 * 1 cup vinegar
 * ¾ cup sugar
 * 1 tsp salt

Directions

 * 1) Boil mixture, stirring constantly until sugar is dissolved.
 * 2) Set aside and let it cool.
 * 3) Combine grated papaya and salt.
 * 4) Knead together for a few minutes.
 * 5) Wrap 1 cup at a time with a piece of cloth (it should be cotton) and squeeze out moisture.
 * 6) Soak grated papaya in vinegar overnight.
 * 7) Squeeze out as much vinegar from the papaya.
 * 8) Combine with the other ingredients.
 * 9) Pack in sterilized jars and pour hot pickling mixture over the vegetables.
 * 10) Let cool at room temperature.
 * 11) Cover jars tightly and refrigerate.