Watermelon Rind Halwa
Easy and tasty halwa made from Watermelon Rind
Ingredients
- 2 cup Water melon Rind
- 1/2-3/4 cup Sugar, based on your preferance
- 3-4 tbsp Ghee, Can +/- quantity
- 1-2 tsp Khova /Khoya Mawa
- 1 tsp Elaichi powder
- a pinch Food color / Saffron soaked in milk
- a pinch Citric acid crystals / nimbu uppu
- a pinch Salt
- cashews and rasins as required
Instructions
- After cutting the fruit , take out theskin . Scrape green region of watermelon skin and grate only white region ( rind ).
- Use bgger hole side to grate and apply pressure while grating.
- Squeeze out most of the water from the watermelon rind . Do this process 1-2 times , to extrat maximum water .
- You can use this squeesed water to make some curry, knead the dough, drink etc.
- To a thick bottom kadai , add 1-2 tbsp ghee. Saute grated watermelon rind till it's translucent or almost till all water has evaporated .
- You can see that after sometime , it starts leaving water .Saute in between till almost all water has evaporated Don't lid the pan while cooking It may take around 10 mins.
- When water has almost evaporated add sugar.
- You can see once we have added sugar , halwa will again start leaving water and become watery. Keep flame on medium high , stir in between and continue to cook till water is reduced . It takes a while for the water to reduce , so better plan making Halwa in such a way that you have other works in kitchen and in between you mix this halwa , else it get s very boring .
- Add ghee in intervals and continue in sauteing. Add Kesar / saffron soaked in hot milk.
- Add pinch of salt and few crystals of Citric acid crystals ( nimbu uppu / nimbu ka Phool). Can add 2-3 drops of lime too.
- When Halwa has started thickening, add just 1-2 tsp crumbled Khova or cream or 1-2 tsp chiroti rava. This will give good texture.
- Lastly, add fried nuts and elaichi powder .. mix .
- When Ghee starts oozing out and halwa comes out as a mass .. it's done . Switch off ,You can see how glossy, translucent and jelly-like watermelon halwa has turned.
- Enjoy Watermelon Rind halwa hot / warm / as such .
