Ingredients

• 2 cups - watermelon white rinds, chopped
• 1 cup - cooked chick peas
• 1 - onion, chopped
• 2- green chillies, slit
• 1/4 tsp - turmeric powder
• A few curry leaves
• 1 tsp - mustard seeds, urad dal, cumin seeds
• 1/4 tsp - asafoetida powder
• Coriander leaves - a few sprigs
• To grind:
• 1 tbsp - channa dal
• 2 tbsp - coriander seeds
• 1/4 tsp - fenugreek seeds
• 3 - dry red chillies.

How to Make Watermelon and Chickpeas Kootu

• Dry roast the channa dal, coriander seeds, fenugreek seeds and dry red chillies and grind them to a fine paste, keep aside
• Grind the cooked chickpeas with enough water to a coarse paste
• Heat a tsp of oil in a pressure cooker, splutter the mustard seeds, urad dal, cumin seeds and asafoetida powder and add the chopped onions and green chillies.
• Saute until the onions turns translucent
• Add the watermelon white rinds, salt and turmeric powder, saute for few minutes. Add a cup of water
• Pressure cook up to 3 whistles
• Once the steam gets released, add the ground paste and curry leaves
• Boil and remove from flame.
• Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.
• Recipe Courtesy: Priya Easy N Tasty Recipe