Name: Watermelon rind curry recipe by Tripti Saxena at BetterButter
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: Watermelon with rind 3; Cream 1 cup; Tomato puree 1 cup; Onion puree 1 cup; peanuts 1 tbsp; Desiccated coconut 1 tbsp; Dry Red chilli 1; Black pepper 4; Cloves 2; Badi elaichi 1; Fennel Seeds 1 tsp; Sabji masala powder 1 tsp; Red chilli powder 1 tsp; Salt to taste; Haldi 1 tsp; Milk 1 cup; Besan 1 cup; Chopped garlic 1 tsp; Oil 4 tbsp

Ingredients Serving: 5

Watermelon with rind 3
Cream 1 cup
Tomato puree 1 cup
Onion puree 1 cup
peanuts 1 tbsp
Desiccated coconut 1 tbsp
Dry Red chilli 1
Black pepper 4
Cloves 2
Badi elaichi 1
Fennel Seeds 1 tsp
Sabji masala powder 1 tsp
Red chilli powder 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Haldi 1 tsp
Milk 1 cup
Besan 1 cup
Chopped garlic 1 tsp
Oil 4 tbsp

Instructions

For kofta
Gently squeezed the grated watermelon and remove as much water as possible .
In a mixing bowl ,add squeezed watermelon ,besan ,salt with a hand gently combine all the ingredients .shape them to kofta of any shape as you desire.
In a wide bottomed pan ,heat oil for deep frying .when the oil starts to bubble a bit ,reduce the flame to low.
Draw a kofta gently in to the oil. Depending upon the size of your pan .you can make 5-6 koftas at one go.fry the koftas till they become golden brown from all sides .u need to gently flip the koftas in this process.
Koftas is ready.
Preparing gravy
In a nonstick pan,add peanuts,coconut,chilli,black pepper,laung,badi elaichi,said roast it .and take a jar and grind the all ingredient and a smooth paste .
Take a nonstick pan add paste ,onion puree,tomato puree,garlic ,and saute for 2 min.add all masala mix it well .
In the same nonstick pan add smooth paste and add water to adjust gravy consistency.
When the gravy comes to boil switch off the gas after 2 min.
Add koftas in to the gravy and let the kofta absorb the flavour of the gravy.
The kofta will swell up a bit.transfer to a serving bowl.
Garnish with cream and kasuri methi

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