Watermelon Rind Majjige Huli
Watermelon Rind Majjige Huli is a Karnataka style yoghurt curry made using watermelon peels / rind. tastes great with rice
Ingredients
- 2 cups Water melon Rind
- 1 cup Sour Curd
- OR
- 1 cup Sour Butter milk
- Salt to taste
To grind ( Masala)
- 1/2 cup fresh Coconut
- 2-3 tsp Bengal Gram / Channa dal
- 2 tsp Coriander Seeds /Dhania
- 1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds/ Jeera
- 4-6 nos Green Chillies
- 1 inch Ginger piece
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric /Haldia pinch
- a pinch Asafoetida/ hing
To Temper :
- 2-3 tsp Oil
- 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
- 1 red chilly , broken
- few Curry leaves
- a pinch Asafoetida/ hing
Instructions
- After cutting the fruit, take out the watermelon rind ( White region ) . Take off the outermost green skin , as thin as possible and discard it. We would be using only the white part.
- Cut watermelon rind into small pieces as shown in pic.
- Soak channa dal in little water for 20 minutes.
- Cook watermelon rind with little turmeric and water either in a cooker / microwave or directly in the vessel.But don't overcook and make it mushy. It should be about 75 % cooked.
- Meanwhile, grind the ingredients mentioned under " To grind " to a very very smooth paste adding little water.
- Once the veggie is cooked, Add the ground masala paste and salt to it. Mix.
- Boil for a couple of minutes. Add buttermilk/curd and mix such that the masala and buttermilk blends well.Add some water to get the desired consistency. Let the mixture come to a boil, but don't over boil You will see that as it boils, the gravy thickens. Stir for 1-2 mins and switch off.
- Heat oil in a small pan. Temper with mustard seeds,hing & curry leaves.When the mustard crackles, pour the tempering over the curry. Watermelon rind majjige huli is ready to serve.
- Enjoy it with steamed rice along with some sun-dried chillies / spicy pappad / spicy chutney-.