ಅಡಿಗೆ: Water Melon Rind sweet Curry

Water Melon Rind Sweet Curry  can be eaten with Rice , Chapatis , Pooris or Dosa.
Things Needed:
Water- Melon Rind : 2 Cups.
Coconut: 1/2 cup. ( Fresh grated).
Jaggery : 2 Table spoons.
Salt :To taste ( according to your taste).
RawRice : 1 Tea spoon
Ghee : 1 Table spoon.
Mustard Seeds: 1/2 Tea spoon
Urd Daal: 1/2 Tea spoon.
Curry Leaves: 6 to 8
Red chillies : 3 to 4
Water : 1/2 cup
Turmeric powder : a pinch.

Remove the skin from the Rind and wash it nicely and cut into small pieces. Put the pieces in a big pan and cook using 1/2 cup of water or  pressure cook for 7 to 8 minutes and leave it for cooling. Wash and soak rice in water for 10 minutes.
 Grind Coconut using little water and the soaked rice  into thin paste and remove from the jar.
Now keep a big pan on the fire and  put ghee and add mustard seeds and urd daal . Cut red chillies and add it to the spurting mustard.  Add curry leaves and  cooked  water melon rind pieces . Add salt and
turmeric powder. bring it to boiling .  Add jaggery and ground coconut and rice mixture and cook for 5 minutes.   You can add water if the curry becomes thick. Serve this curry with hot rice or Chapatis.
Note : Cook the vegetable until soft.  Stir nicely while its boiling .  You can add jaggery according to your taste. ( less or more).  You can add more ghee if you wish.  You can use rice powder instead of  raw rice. (  Mix  rice powder when you add coconut mixture).
Serves : 2