WATERMELON RIND RAITA RECIPE / WATERMELON RIND PACHADI
Watermelon rind raita or water melon pachadi is a tasty raita made using watermelon rind and curd.
Ingredients
- 1 cup water melon rind
- 2 cup curd
- few sprigs Coriander leaves, finely chopped
- 1/2 tsp Jeera Powder
- 1/4 tsp Dhania powder
- few sprigs Coriander leaves
- pinch Haldi / turmeric
- Salt to taste
To temper
- 2 tsp Coconut Oil / Any oil
- 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
- 1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds / Jeera
- pinch Hing /Asafoetida
- few Curry Leaves
- 2-3 nos Green Chilli, finely chopped
Instructions
- Scrape green region of watermelon skin and grate only white region ( rind ).
- Splutter mustard, cumin in coconut oil or any oil. Add hing, curry leaves and 2-3 green chilli. Saute 1-2 mins.
- Add grated watermelon rind, little Haldi and tsp of salt. Saute for a min.
- Add jeera powder and dhania powder. Cover and cook for about 5 min till it's soft.
- Once soft.. allow to cool nicely.
- Add curd, salt and coriander leaves once watermelon rind is nicely cooked. Mix well.
- Serve watermelon rind mosaru gojju ( raita ) chilled with chapati or rice.