Indian Watermelon Curry

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You will read many curious traditional indian recipes, but this one from Camellia Panjabi 50 Great Curries of India immediately caught my fancy. A savory watermelon curry, no less.

I tried it last night and it works wonderfully - tasty, light and refreshing, and very easy to cook. See for yourself!

Watermelon Curry
A savory curry by Camellia Panjabi
Half a small watermelon
4 garlic cloves
1 pinch turmeric powder
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp coriander seeds
1 tsp hot chili powder
salt
1 lemon
1 pinch sugar

Peel the watermelon and cut the flesh into bite-sized cubes.

In a mortar grind together coriander seeds, salt, turmeric and chili.

Add the crushed garlic and a cup watermelon cubes to the spices.

Mash everything to a pulp. This is very fun to do!

Fry the cumin seeds in a little oil a deep frying pan. Wait until they start to smoke before moving on to the next step.

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