Watermelon Curry (matira)
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
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2-4
ingredients
- 1⁄4 large watermelon
- 1⁄8 teaspoon paprika
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons ground red pepper
- 1⁄8 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon garlic, puree
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons oil
- 1⁄4 teaspoon cumin seed
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1⁄2 tablespoon sugar
directions
- Cut up the watermelon, remove the rind and seeds and chop the flesh into 1-inch cubes (You'll need about 10 cups.) Purée 1 cup of flesh to make juice.
- Add the paprika, ground red pepper, turmeric, coriander, garlic and salt to taste.
- Heat the oil in a skillet over high heat and fry the cumin seeds 20 seconds.
- Immediately add the juice.
- Lower the heat and simmer until the liquid is reduced by one-third, about 5 minutes.
- Add the lime juice and sugar to taste.
- Cook 1 minute.
- Add the watermelon pieces and cook over low heat 3 to 4 minutes, tossing to coat until heated through.
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Reviews
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This is an interesting recipe of a cool(literal meaning) fruit with a hot(spicy)-tangy taste and a very appealing look:) I made this as a side dish for lunch this afternoon. I halved this recipe and it made 4 servings for us. I did substitute the paprika with black pepper powder and the ground red pepper with red chilli powder. This was good as a side dish, but I really don't think it would go as a dessert, because it is really spicy. You would have to treat me to Baskin Robbins ice-cream if you served this as dessert to me;-)LOL!
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This is an interesting recipe of a cool(literal meaning) fruit with a hot(spicy)-tangy taste and a very appealing look:) I made this as a side dish for lunch this afternoon. I halved this recipe and it made 4 servings for us. I did substitute the paprika with black pepper powder and the ground red pepper with red chilli powder. This was good as a side dish, but I really don't think it would go as a dessert, because it is really spicy. You would have to treat me to Baskin Robbins ice-cream if you served this as dessert to me;-)LOL!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Gay Gilmore
Seattle, WA
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