Recipe #1: Ingredients:
- 1-1/2 cups grated raw papaya
- 1/4 cup grated carrot
- 1/4 cup sweet red pepper, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup vinegar
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 tsp. Salt
- 1/8 tsp. Black ground pepper
- 1 tsp. Finely chopped fresh ginger
Directions:
- Mix grated papaya, carrot and sweet red pepper in a deep glass bowl. Set aside.
- Boil the vinegar, sugar, ginger, salt and pepper uncovered in a cooking pan for 2 – 4 minutes.
- Pour the vegetables mixture cover for 5 – 8 minutes, then remove from the pan to a glass bowl , let it cool and then refrigerate.
Note: To grate raw papaya, peel off skin and cut lengthwise into four pieces – discard seeds. Wash papaya, dry and grate using a cheese grater.
Recipe #2 Ingredients:
- 1 2-lb. green papaya, about 4 1/2 cups shredded
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup red bell pepper, julienned
- 1/4 cup thinly sliced (crosswise) shallots
- 1 large clove garlic, sliced thinly crosswise, centers discarded
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 1/4 cup carrots, thinly sliced or cut decoratively, or julienned
- 1 1 1/2-inch piece ginger, julienned
- 1/4 cup pineapple chunks, fresh or canned, halved if you want
- 1 cup vinegar
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon salt, or to taste
Directions:
- Peel the papaya and discard seeds. Shred using the small holes of a six-sided grater or the fine-shredding disc of a food processor.
- Put the shredded papaya in a bowl, sprinkle with the teaspoon of salt and toss. Let sit for an hour or so, then squeeze the papaya by the handfuls, discarding the juice.
- Bring vinegar, sugar and salt to the boil in a saucepan. You can use white distilled vinegar. What you are trying to achieve is a nice balance of sour to sweet to salty, with sweet and sour dominating.
- When the mixture reaches the boil, stir with a whisk until sugar and salt are dissolved.
- Remove from heat and set aside to cool while you prepare the rest of the ingredients.
- Put everything in a large bowl, pour the vinegar mixture on top and combine well.
- Refrigerate, covered, and let cure for a day or so before serving.
source: epilipinas.com, noodlesandrice.com, photo from tv3.cat










masap po ba yan?
i tried the #1. per0 siling labuyo nlagay ko. umusok bunganga ko dun ah!. pero masarap naman. thanks po dito sir.
sir leo, gaano po ka tagal shelf life ng atsara? please reply po. thank you
@katrina, 6 months or more lalo na pag maganda ang pagka-preserved/pickled.
paano naman po kung preserve po natin,ano gagawin ata gaano katagal nya?
mas madali yung unang recipe at mga mura lang ang mga kailangan.hehehehehe
mas madali ang # 1 at mura ang mga kailangan hehehhehe
Sir Leo may alam po ba kayo kung saan ako makakabili ng canning jars para sa atsara?
may alam po ba kayong malapit na bilihan dito sa cavite? please reply.
salamat po.
@Vapz, wala ako alam sa cavite, pero sa divisoria im sure marami kang mahahanap dun, mura pa.
pero ako alam ko sa indang ata
LOLOLOLOL!!!
astig.keep it up and i wish yo will give recipes for many……
prang masarap ung recipe nya…ung #2 kysa doon sa #1….
anyone here knows how to make seaweeds achara? i want to try making one because they are very crispy and it is hard to get this type of achara.
hello! where we can buy a grater machine? thanks po.
sir, do u have a recipe of an ampalaya or labanos achara? Ty po having this kind of website; very informative and useful ito for the beginners in business and housewife.
@Rhona L, check the recipe here:
http://effingdrama.blogspot.com/2008/02/pickled-balsam-pear-ampalaya-atchara.html
you can go to a local korean store and the grater that sell there are far better than a cheese grater..specially designed for this application…achara is almost like the pickled radish that the koreans make. hope this helps
@gani, sorry, i don’t have info of that. try searching google with the keyword “fruit and vegetable processing machine”
hi Leo, where we can get papaya grater machine for mass production of atsara?