Friday, June 4, 2010

Watermelon & Cucumber Raita

Its kinda hot here and we are getting hooked to fresh juices and summer fruits like watermelon, peach and strawberries, after having those sweet watermelon chunks before throwing the green part, i removed that white part of the watermelon for making out some dals with those white part..While making out our usual cucumber raita i tried adding some grated watermelon along with cucumber and the crunchy texture of this watermelon tasted very fabulous and both cucumber and watermelon works out wonder together and we loved it, enjoyed having this creamy watermelon and cucumber raita with Chettinad Mutton Biryani..Easy breezy and refreshing raita get ready within few minutes and goes awesome even with rotis..To grate the white part of the watermelon will be bit tricky but this raita will tastes super delicious;.

Watermelon & Cucumber Raita

1/2cup Grated watermelon (white part only)
1cup Cucumber (grated)
1cup Thick yogurt
Few coriander leaves (chopped)
Salt

Take the grated watermelon, grated cucumer, thick yogurt, chopped coriander leaves,thick yogurt , mix everything well and let them sit in fridge..

While serving add enough salt and serve along with pulaos or briyanis..


43 comments:

GEETHA ACHAL said... Reply To This Comment

Good idea to use the white part of Watermelon...

Swathi said... Reply To This Comment

Priya,

Watermelon and cucumber raita looks really yummy.

Kiran said... Reply To This Comment

Very nice and healthy raita for the summer.Nice way to use the white part of the watermelon.YOu should send this to NithuBala's event.

Sanyukta Gour(Bayes) said... Reply To This Comment

perfect entry for nithu bala's event...looks awesome

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Nithu Bala said... Reply To This Comment

Great idea Priya..I too use that watermelon white part but never tried in raita..must have tasted great..looks perfect for my event..

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

Priya, this is such an innovative idea. I think we usually throw away the white part. Why don't you send this to Nithu's "Best out of waste" event that she announced today. I think this is a perfect match for that or at least I think so :)

Uma said... Reply To This Comment

i fall short of words for ur posts Priya :)
u r full of creative ideas .. using white part of melon is awesome..
never tried stir fry with yam.. found a new recipe :)

Dershana said... Reply To This Comment

that's a good one priya.

divya said... Reply To This Comment

Great idea Priya..I too use that watermelon white part but never tried in raita..must have tasted great..

Deepti said... Reply To This Comment

Wonderful idea to use the white part of Watermelon....Thats a cool Way !!

Rachana said... Reply To This Comment

Using the white part of watermelon is a creative idea, Priya :-)

Cool Lassi(e) said... Reply To This Comment

Very creative! Now this is awesome. When I looked at the picture, i was wondering why i am not seeing the red..then when i read it i understood. 2 thumbs up for that. Happy weekend!

Love2cook Malaysia said... Reply To This Comment

Never had melons in raita b4, should be tasting heaven! WOW! Thanks for sharing dearie! :D

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

Yummy raita..Great idea, Priya..As others said this is a perfect entry for Nithubala's event.

sonu said... Reply To This Comment

looks gr8..nice innovative idea to use the white part..

Krishnaveni said... Reply To This Comment

looks so creamy and inviting. loved pepper yam stir fry...delicious priya

Sayantani Mahapatra Mudi said... Reply To This Comment

how do you get all these ideas Priya? you are a super mom it seems. lovely idea for fresh refreshing raita.

Sushma Mallya said... Reply To This Comment

wow what an idea priyaji...great ya and looks so good

Indian Cuisine Blogroll said... Reply To This Comment

Great idea..raita looks great..

Aruna Manikandan said... Reply To This Comment

Looks gr8 priya...
Must definitely try this instead of wasting the white part :-)

Nandinis food said... Reply To This Comment

Wow! What a lovely and sweet raita! I'd eat it right away!

SathyaSridhar said... Reply To This Comment

Priya,,different raita nalla summer kku ethe combo raita paa kandippa biryani kooda nalla irukkum..nalla creamy ah rich ah irukku..

Umm Mymoonah said... Reply To This Comment

Nice raita Priya, it's good to use white part of water melon as it has more nutrients than the red part, Good Job Priya:-)

M D said... Reply To This Comment

Watermelon and cucumber raita looks really yummy. Would love to have it with veg biryani!

Finla said... Reply To This Comment

Love the idea of watermelon raita.

Parita said... Reply To This Comment

A very cooling raita and perfect for summers!

Raks said... Reply To This Comment

Looks so creamy and yummy! Nice recipe Priya!

Jayanthy Kumaran said... Reply To This Comment

A Simple recipe turned yummy with your superb presentation dear.

Suja Manoj said... Reply To This Comment

This is awesome..looks good a different raitha and wonderful presentation dear.

Menaga Sathia said... Reply To This Comment

healthy raita looks super!!

Life is beautiful !!! said... Reply To This Comment

Priya, I opened the post and looking for the pink colour of watermelons hehe. Very nice idea and the dish looks beautiful !!!

Fathima said... Reply To This Comment

that is a creamy raita! love the clicks too!

Mrs.Mano Saminathan said... Reply To This Comment

A very good recipe with the white part of the water melon! Photograph is beautiful!

Suganya said... Reply To This Comment

Nice recipe. Love the usage of white part of the watermelon..... Cooolll

GayathriRaj said... Reply To This Comment

Hey thats really very nice....hats off for ur ideas.....white part of the melon???? fabulous dear....nice color too....

Prema said... Reply To This Comment

great idea priya,very innovative....

Jeyashris Kitchen said... Reply To This Comment

very creamy and cool dish

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

Ahhhh looks cooooooooool perfect for the season...

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

Ahhhh looks cooooooooool perfect for the season...

Suma Rowjee said... Reply To This Comment

Water melon fully used up!! Great idea Priya!!

AJ said... Reply To This Comment

Looks delicious Priya!!