Whenever watermelon was brought to our house, my grandmother would make delicious recipes with discarded watermelon rind and her love. I learned zero wastage of watermelon from her. The first time I made this sweet from watermelon rind was during a cooking competition. I won the competition.
Sundori kalakand
Watermelon rind
Chhana (Cheese)
Blue pea flower
Sugar
Ghee (Clarified butter)
Condensed milk
Strawberry cream
Take watermelon rind soaked with blue pea flower water. In a pan, add one teaspoon of ghee and grated watermelon rind. Fry for five minutes. Then, add the chhana and condensed milk. Add sugar and stir well. Pour in a plate and add strawberry cream on top of the batter and keep for two hours.
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Farhin Ara is an epidemiologist from West Bengal