Friday, 15 May 2020

Watermelon Rind Pickle


A delicious and spicy pickle made with white part of the watermelon rind after removing the thin outer green skin of the watermelon rind. Watermelon rind pickle can be served as a side dish with rice.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Watermelon Rind Pickle.

Ingredients:-

Watermelon Rind. -1cup chopped (white part only)
Green chilly.          - 8 chopped
Garlic.                    -10 cloves sliced
Ginger.                   -1/2 inch piece
Curry leaves.          -2 spring
Mustard seeds.       -1tsp +1/4tsp
Fenugreek seeds.    -1tsp + 1/4tsp
Red chilly powder. - 2tbsp
Turmeric powder.   - 1/2tsp
Vinegar.                  - 2 tbsp
Water.                     - 2cup
Oil.                         - 3 tbsp
Salt.                        - to taste

Instructions:-

1). Dry roast mustard seeds and fenugreek seeds in a pan and crush them using mortar and pestle and keep aside.

2). Cut a watermelon and collect the watermelon rind after using the pink juicy part of the watermelon. Chop and remove the thin outer green skin of the watermelon rind.Wash and chop the white part of the watermelon rind into small pieces. 

3). In a vessel boil water adding required salt. Add the chopped watermelon rinds in the boiling water and boil again for 10 minutes. Switch off the flame and keep aside the boiled watermelon rinds.

4). Chop ginger, garlic and green chilly into small pieces.Heat 3tbsp of oil in a pan and fry the chopped ginger, garlic and green chilly pieces for a minute and keep aside.

5). Add the boiled watermelon rinds into the same pan and fry them in oil for 5 minutes and keep aside.

Method:-

1). Splutter mustard seeds and fenugreek seeds in oil in the same pan and saute well. Add curry leaves and fry in oil.

2). Add red chilly powder, turmeric powder and crushed mustard seeds and fenugreek seeds into the pan and saute well.

3). Add fried ginger, garlic and green chilly into the pan and saute well. 

4). Add fried watermelon rinds into the pan and mix well.

5). Add required salt and vinegar into the pan and mix with all the ingredients in the pan and switch off the flame.

6). Transfer the watermelon rind pickle to a serving bowl.

A very tas
ty and delicious Watermelon Rind Pickle is ready to serve with rice.You can keep the pickle in the refrigerator and stays good for few more days.

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