Watermelon Rind Halwa - MW method

Watermelon Rind Halwa is yummy and flavorful. Watermelon halwa is very common But I haven't heard about halwa using rind( white part) until I saw this recipe in some magazine long back(stove-top method).

We normally discard the rind(White part) along with the skin. But this part of watermelon is having a lot of vitamins, minerals,fiber and especially Antioxidants which is very important for our body.
  

Ingredients :-

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Watermelon rind (skin) -finely grated  (Only white part not red or green skin)	1 cup
Sugar	1½ cup
Milk	1 cup
Vannila essence	½ tsp
Ghee	4 tbsp

  
Method :-
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1). Cut water melon, remove the red fruit and grate the White part. Squeeze and remove the water. 

2). Take a microwave safe bowl, Add the grated melon-rind and microwave high till the raw smell goes.(20-25 minutes)

3). Now mix milk, sugar,vanilla essence and microwave high for 5minutes. 

4). Add food color and cook again for 5minutes. Stir once in 2minutes adding a tsp of ghee.

5). The halwa is done when you see that glossy look on the top. Garnish with ghee-fried nuts.

You can have the halwa as it is or can be shaped after cooling.  

Tasty WaterMelon Rind Halwa is ready to be served !! 

Notes :-

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# Squeeze as much water as possible from the grated watermelon, as it will increase the time required for cooking.
# Adjust the quantity of sugar as per taste. 

# Adding vanilla essence is optional. You can use any flavored essence.

# You can use the same recipe for making halwa using pumpkin(yellow or white), Papaya, Pomegranate, Apple and Nungu.  
# If you are following the stove-top method, It is better to pressure cook the grated rind as it will take very long time to cook. 

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