I was just cruising around some food blogs <read putting off chores>
when I ran across a recipe for watermelon in rose-lime syrup.
I found it at www.travelerslunchbox.com who found it at
http://asdearassalt.blogspot.com an India based blog.
Travelers lunch box tweaked it for their taste.
Make a basic simple syrup *
2 cups of sugar to
1 cup of water
then add
lime juice to taste
splash of rose water
kala namak (black salt)
1 watermelon
Basically here's what you do.
Dice up the watermelon into cubes in a bowl and add the rose-lime
syrup about 6 tablespoons for one small seedless melon or to your
taste.
The " As dear as salt" blog recipe calls for black salt to taste.
Add lots of ice, about a cup to a pound of melon and chill for several
hours for the flavors to mingle, stirring occasionally.
* put the 2 cups of sugar and water in a saucepan and heat up over med
heat until the sugar is completely dissolved stirring occasionally.
Hey, I'm getting a watermelon tomorrow. Guess what I'm making ;-)
Koko
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updated 7/14
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