Friday, May 6, 2011

Watermelon Granita

Granitas are ice desserts similar to sorbet but with a grainier texture, they are quite easy to make at home and you doesnt need icecream makers or any special equipment..I bought a watermelon from my farmer's market two days back,but unfortunately they werent sweet..None wanted to have them  as anything not even as a salad, finally i prepared them as granita which turned out simply superb,this granita was quite refreshing,prefect to enjoy without any guilt when its hot..Needless to say this granita gets ready very quickly also get vanished in less minutes, we enjoyed having this wonderful looking granita for our dessert after lunch..Definitely a refreshing granita to enjoy without any hesitation to beat the heat...Sending to Kid's Delight - Cool Comforts guest hosted by PJ,event by Srivalli..


Watermelon Granita

6cups Watermelon cubes
1cup Sugar
1/2cup Water
2tbsp Lemon juice

Make a syrup by adding sugar and water, stir the syrup until the sugar get dissolved and the syrup become clear, cool and keep aside...

Blend the watermelon cubes, sugar syrup, lemon juice until smooth, strain the juice...pour the juice in a shallow container and freeze for 3 hours, scrape the mixture with a fork until its turns fluffy, freeze again, scrape again the granita before serving.

44 comments:

Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal said...

I have never tried making granita at home or for that matter even ate it. I will give it a try.

Sobha Shyam said...

Looks great..never had granita...super cool recipe :)

Pushpa said...

Perfect for the warming weather.

Madhu said...

never ever tried this at home :) Love this!

Suja said...

Looks delicious, must try this,thanks for sharing.

Raji said...

Will be making this soon as my fridge is stocked up with watermelon...looks great.

GEETHA ACHAL said...

romba nalla irukku...

chitraj.hegde said...

I never heard about granita,,,,seems great.....need to try once.....

Cool Lassi(e) said...

A gorgeous granita..totally digging the color!

Smitha said...

super refresher for the months ahead!...will give a try!
Smitha

Swathi said...

Watermelon granita looks awesome. I haven't tried yet.

Alessandra said...

I love granita, especially watermelon granita! Unfortunately is getting a bit cold in New Zealand now!

Happy Week end

ciao
A.

savitha ramesh said...

Super idea of using water melon.great.

Saras said...

Perfect cool punch for this summer, Thanks for sharing..

Priti said...

This is hot summer all I need is this granita ..looks so gud

Jay said...

I bet those are divine..
Tasty Appetite

Vidhya said...

I just made this and see this post.Its so refreshing and delicious treat for a warm day.

Vimitha Anand said...

I have been wanting to make a granita ever since George of masterchef taught this is in a masterclass... Urs looks so yum and refrshing... Will surely try it soon...

Premalatha Aravindhan said...

I tried this once,but urs luks very tempting and delicious...lovely colour.

Archana said...

Never thought it was so easy. Must try. Thanks!

ChitraKrishna said...

Granita... hearing this name first time. Granita looks tasty.

miri goes phishing! said...

i have always wanted to make granitas....just love the idea...

srividhya Ravikumar said...

Beautiful colour... will surely try this... thanks pa..

Hamaree Rasoi said...

new kind of dessert for me. Priya how do u get these kind of instant idea yaar?

Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi

Mélange said...

That's simple.Looks so tempting and colorful.Will give a try.

Sensible Vegetarian said...

I have a big watermelon sitting in my kitchen. Not sure how it is going to taste, if not going to make this super delicious yummy granita. Looks fantastic.

sangee vijay said...

I too never tried granita at home n dunno it was so simple one...watermelon granita looks so inviting n the color rocks...will give this a try soon!!!

Shobha said...

Cool !
Well tried Priya..I know for sure I will enjoy this one because I dont like milky products so much.

Vardhini said...

I should try this sometime .. looks new.

Vardhini
Vardhiniskitchen

Raksha said...

I also never ate this :) Should try this

Curry Leaf said...

Yum. I too make it. Looks Great Priya

jayasree said...

Refreshing granita...

Jaleela Kamal said...

super priya, very cool

sinfullyspicy.com said...

Looks yum.I also love granita with fruits.They taste so fresh in summers.

Mehjabeen Arif said...

wah reh vah.. super guilt free dessert !

jeyashrisuresh said...

thats a wonderful summer cooler.quite interestin to me

Usha said...

Looks great and perfect summer cooler!

Nandini said...

Wow! This is a very cool dessert! It looks very lovely and cute colour...

Nammi said...

yummm, great thirst quenching treat

Ananda Rajashekar said...

how soothing for summer!

Vaishali Sharma said...

A perfect summer treat! Looks interesting!

aqua said...

love watermelons, can't see why I won't like the granita. Sounds delicious!

Shanthi said...

Granita looks perfect and refreshing for this summer

Sushma said...

O...cool!! Looks so nice...