Name: Tutti Frutti recipe by Sasmita Sahoo Samanta at BetterButter
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: Raw papaya cubes - (1/2 inch) 2 cups; Vanilla essence - few drops; Red food color - 1-2 pinch; Yellow food color - 1-2 pinch; Green food color - 1-2 pinch; Sugar - 2 cups; Water as needed

ABOUT Tutti Frutti RECIPE

Tutti frutti also can be named as candied papaya. These are often used in custard pudding, ice-creams, bakery products like cakes, cookies and sometimes also in preparation of paan (beetle leaves). For garnishing purpose in any desserts, these can be used too. Basically there are two varieties of tutti frutti - as western type and Indian type.

Instructions

Peel the outer skin of the raw papaya with a peeler. Slice the papaya, remove the seeds and inner tissues. Wash the slices in running water to remove any milky sap sticking to outer surface. Cut papaya slices into small cubes (1/2 inch cubes)
Boil water (approximately 4 cups) in a dip pan and blanch the chopped raw papaya for 2-3 minutes. Turn of the flame and keep them in hot water for 5 minutes more. Then strain and keep aside.
Again boil 3 - 4 cups water with 2 cups sugar. Once sugar dissolves completely, add the papaya cubes and cook for 15-20 minutes or until syrup reaches 1 string consistency.
Turn off the flame. Add few drops of vanilla essence and mix well. Divide the whole mixture into 3 equal portions and put in 3 different bowls.
Add 1-2 pinch of red food color to 1st bowl, 1-2 pinch of yellow food color to 2nd bowl and 1-2 pinch of green food color to 3rd bowl. Mix well each bowl, cover and keep aside for 18-20 hrs at room temperature.
Then strain the papayas and allow them to dry for several hours or until no stickiness. Mix all the three colors, store in an airtight container and use whenever needed!

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