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:

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

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

Sobha Shyam said... Reply To This Comment

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

Pushpa said... Reply To This Comment

Perfect for the warming weather.

Madhu said... Reply To This Comment

never ever tried this at home :) Love this!

Suja Manoj said... Reply To This Comment

Looks delicious, must try this,thanks for sharing.

Raji said... Reply To This Comment

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

GEETHA ACHAL said... Reply To This Comment

romba nalla irukku...

chitraj.hegde said... Reply To This Comment

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

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

A gorgeous granita..totally digging the color!

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

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

Swathi said... Reply To This Comment

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

Alessandra said... Reply To This Comment

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

Happy Week end

ciao
A.

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

Super idea of using water melon.great.

Saraswathi Ganeshan said... Reply To This Comment

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

Indian Khana said... Reply To This Comment

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

Jayanthy Kumaran said... Reply To This Comment

I bet those are divine..
Tasty Appetite

Vidhya said... Reply To This Comment

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

Vimitha Durai said... Reply To This Comment

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...

Prema said... Reply To This Comment

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

Archana said... Reply To This Comment

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

ChitraKrishna said... Reply To This Comment

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

Miriam Korula said... Reply To This Comment

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

Srividhya Ravikumar said... Reply To This Comment

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

Hamaree Rasoi said... Reply To This Comment

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

Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi

Mélange said... Reply To This Comment

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

Sensible Vegetarian said... Reply To This Comment

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.

Sangeetha M said... Reply To This Comment

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... Reply To This Comment

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

Vardhini said... Reply To This Comment

I should try this sometime .. looks new.

Vardhini
Vardhiniskitchen

Raksha said... Reply To This Comment

I also never ate this :) Should try this

CurryLeaf said... Reply To This Comment

Yum. I too make it. Looks Great Priya

jayasree said... Reply To This Comment

Refreshing granita...

Jaleela Kamal said... Reply To This Comment

super priya, very cool

Anonymous said... Reply To This Comment

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

Mehjabeen Arif said... Reply To This Comment

wah reh vah.. super guilt free dessert !

Jeyashris Kitchen said... Reply To This Comment

thats a wonderful summer cooler.quite interestin to me

MySpicyKitchen said... Reply To This Comment

Looks great and perfect summer cooler!

Nandinis food said... Reply To This Comment

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

Nammi said... Reply To This Comment

yummm, great thirst quenching treat

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

how soothing for summer!

Vaishali Sharma said... Reply To This Comment

A perfect summer treat! Looks interesting!

suvi said... Reply To This Comment

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

Shanthi Krishnakumar said... Reply To This Comment

Granita looks perfect and refreshing for this summer

Sushma said... Reply To This Comment

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