Top 5 watermelon recipes you should try - it is watermelon season so i tried some easy watermelon recipes that you can enjoy.
Watermelon juice - simple and most needed for this summer. It is very simple to make. You can make watermelon juice combinations by mixing with lemon juice and mint leaves. Here is a simple method that you can make anytime
Ingredients
- Watermelon - 2 cups
- Sugar / jaggery / honey - as required
How to make watermelon juice
1.cut watermelon into halve and scoop out the fleshy centre part and remove the seeds.
2. Add the pulps in blender or juicer along with sugar / jaggery or heney.
3. No need to filter. Simply serve as pulpy juice.
Tips:
Sweet - watermelon is naturally sweet. So if you are diet conscious, you can skip adding sugar.
Icecubes - if you want to have the juice chilled, add ice cubes while serving.
Watermelon mojito - non alcoholic version that we can make at home using soda / sparkling water.
Ingredients:
- Watermelon juice - 1 cup
- Sugar / jaggery / honey - 2 tbsp
- Mint leaves - few
- Lemon wedges - 2 to 3
- Soda / sparkling water - 1 cup
How to make watermelon mojito:
- Make watermelon juice from watermelon pulp.
- Take a mason jar, add mint leaves, lemon wedges and crush it gently.
- Add watermelon juice, sugar and ice cubes. Shake well for 30 secs.
- To this add soda or sparkling water. Garnish with mint leaves and serve immediately.
Watermelon salad - simple watermelon spicy salad recipe using spices alone. You can also add some cucumbers or peanuts to enjoy with this salad.
Ingredients
- Watermelon - 2 cups
- Chili powder - ¼ tsp
- Cumin powder - ¼ tsp
- Pepper - ¼ tsp
- Salt - ¼ tsp
- Mint leaves - to garnish
How to make watermelon salad:
- Take 2 cups of watermelon cubes in a bowl. Add cumin powder, red chili powder, pepper and salt.
- Mix altogether and serve garnishing with mint leaves.
Watermelon popsicles - i made two types of popsicles using some leftover watermelon juice. One is watermelon popsicle with condensed milk and another one is lemon watermelon popsicle
Ingredients for watermelon popsicle with condensed milk:
- Watermelon juice - 1 cup
- Condensed milk - 2 to 3 tbsp
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How to make milky watermelon popsicle:
- In a glass, add watermelon juice and 3 tbsp of condensed milk.
- Mix well and pour in popsicle moulds.
- Freeze for 8 hours and serve.
Ingredients for lemon watermelon popsicle:
- Watermelon juice - 1 cup
- Mint leaves - few
- Lemon wedges - few slices
- Honey - 2 tbsp
How to make watermelon lemon popsicle:
- Add watermelon juice, mint leaves, lemon and honey altogether
- Mix really well and pour in popsicle moulds.
- Freeze tp 8 hrs or overnight and serve
Tips:
Rinse - while removing popsicles from moulds, rinse back side of mould in running water for 30 secs.it helps to remove the popsicles easily from mould.
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