Watermelon Rinds nu shaak or curry
Watermelon Rinds curry or dish is an easy to make Gujarati inspired recipe. You can make this shaak with basic ingredients and it is a good way to save watermelon rinds rather than throwing them away. During spring and summer we all get watermelons and we often throw out the ends so why waste it? Checkout this quick recipe.
Ingredients
- 1 cup Watermelon rinds white part
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1/4 tsp hing powder asafetida powder
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 3 pieces of hokum gardenia indica
- 1/4 cup jaggery optional
- 1 tsp red chili powder
- Salt as needed
- 1 tsp cumin coriander powder
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- 2 cups water
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro
Instructions
- Cut the watermelon rinds into pieces
- Heat oil on medium heat for 1-2 minutes
- Add cumin seeds, mustard seeds and hing powder and let it sizzle
- Add the watermelon rinds, salt and let it cook for about 15-20 minutes till it softens
- Once it softens add kokum and jaggery and let it simmer for 5 minutes
- Add turmeric powder, red chili powder and cumin coriander powder
- Mix and let it simmer for 10 minutes
- Garnish with chopped cilantro
- Enjoy this shaak with khichdi, roti, rice, thepla, Bhakri or parathas