Watermelon Rind - Dal Curry

Ingredients

11/2 cup Watermelon rind,cut into medium cubes
1 cup toor dal, washed throughly
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
salt to taste
water as required

For grinding

1/4 cup grated coconut
6 pearl onions
1/4 fennel seeds
4 or 5 curry leaves
1/4 tsp red chilli powder
2 green chillies
water as required

For seasoning

11/2 tbsp coconut oil
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
3 dry red chillies
5 or 6 pearl onions, thinly sliced
a twig of curry leaves


How to clean and cut the watermelon rind?

Cut the watermelon into two halves and scoop out the entire red flesh. Peel off the thick green skin and cut the rind into medium size cubes. 

Preparation

1. Pressure cook toor dal along with water melon rind, turmeric powder and salt.

2. Meanwhile, grind all the ingredients mentioned in the "for grinding" section to a thick smooth paste.

3. Add the coconut paste to the cooked dal and allow it to boil once in low flame and turn off the heat (After adding coconut paste, if the curry is too thick, you can add some water. Also, adjust the salt).

4. Now heat oil in a kadai. Add the mustard seeds. Once they splutter add the dry red chilliies, curry leaves and sliced pearl onions and saute until onions turn light brown in color and pour this to the curry.