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Some of the benefits of watermelon rind include its ability to strengthen the immune system with the presence of Vitamin C, lower blood pressure due to the presence of potassium,  improve the skin with its antioxidants, help in weight loss with its fibre content and ensure a safe pregnancy due to the natural sugars found in the rind, which can help to minimize symptoms of morning sickness and the high potassium content helps with the swelling associated with pregnancy.

This instant dosa batter hardly needs any fermentation. It spreads well and gets a glorious golden colour. The crispness is a little less than a traditional dosa. It has the goodness of the watermelon rind, sooji and besan. There is no labourious soaking of rice as it uses rice flour. The only difficult step in this recipe is the cutting and grinding of the watermelon rind.

Watermelon Rind Instant Dosa

Ingredients ~

1 cup watermelon rind

1 tbsp besan

1/2 cup sooji or rava

3/4 cup rice flour

1/2 tsp sugar

salt to taste

Method ~

1. In a grinder, grind the watermelon rind pieces and the sugar to a smooth paste.
2. Add the rice flour, sooji and besan with a little water to make a smooth batter.
3. Season with salt.
4. Let the batter rest for 1 hour.

Making the dosa

1. Heat a dosa tawa and brush it with oil.
2. Drop a spoonful of batter and spread it in a circular motion to make a dosa.
3. Add a little oil around the edges of the dosa.
4. Cook it till the bottom becomes golden. Turn it over and cook till the other side turns golden.

Serve hot with watermelon rind chutney with coconut, watermelon rind chutney with tomato or watermelon rind chutney with herbs.

Enjoy!

This article is by Shivani Khanna

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