Watermelon Curry with Mint

Name: Watermelon Curry with Mint
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 green chilli, seeded and chopped; 3 cm (1¼ in) fresh root ginger, peeled and chopped; ½ tsp dried mint; ¼ tsp turmeric; 2 tsp fennel seeds; juice of ½ lime; 1 tsp paprika; 30 ml (2 tbsp) vegetable oil; 1 tbsp shredded fresh mint leaves; ½ tsp garam masala; ½ small watermelon, about 2 kg (4 lb 8 oz)

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Curry Lovers Cookbook

By Roopa Gulati

Published 2007

About

Fresh and invigorating, this fruity curry is as healthy as it is tasty. Spiked with chilli and sweetened with toasted fennel seeds, it’s best served with a mound of white rice.

Ingredients

½ small watermelon, about 2 kg (4 lb 8 oz)

Asia
India
Side dish
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Cut the skin and pith away from the watermelon, remove any seeds, and roughly cube the flesh.
Put half of the watermelon in an electric blender and add the paprika, turmeric, dried mint, garam masala, green chilli, and ginger. Process until smooth and set aside.
Heat the oil in a wok or large saucepan set over a medium heat. Toss in the fennel seeds a