Watermelon Rind Raita/dip

We throw a large amount of watermelon assuming watermelon rind as waste.My mom use to make 'curry' using these rinds. I started doing more experiments with these rinds and its now a free vegetable in my kitchen.

I love all kind of raita (boondi,lauki,cucumber,beetroot,vegetable,fruit),whenever I go restaurant the first thing I order is raita. After making rind curry,I tried raita and it also liked by everyone.
Make use of rinds don't waste them,they have lots of health benefits,good for your skin,immunity and many more.

Ingredients:

1 cup grated watermelon rinds
1.5 cup curd
1 tsp oil
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp cumin powder
10-12 curry leaves
Salt as per taste
Pinch of Asafoetida (heeng)
Coriander leaves for garnish
Water as required

Method:
1. Peel only hard layer of rinds and grate them.

2. Heat oil in a pan.

3. Add heeng,then cumin seeds,mustard seeds.

4. Once mustard seeds begin to splutter , add chopped green chilly.

5. Saute for few seconds then add grated rinds ,salt and turmeric. Mix well.

6. Cover with lid and let it cook for 5 min.

7. Saute in between and cook for some more minutes.Once it get cooked,switch off the flame.
8. Mix curd and water,whisk well to make it smooth. Add water to desire consistency.
9. Add cooked rinds and cumin powder in curd.

10. Garnish with coriander leaves.
                                                           

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