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    July 4, 2016

    Watermelon Chickpea Curry (Rajasthani Style) - Mad Monday - ThermoFun

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    No the title is not a mistype!  This thermomix watermelon chickpea curry (rajasthani style) is inspired from my daughter Diana's mission trip to India earlier this year.  She messaged me that she had a watermelon curry and I may have laughed and said "yeah sure Diana - I think the jet lag & language barrier has you a little mixed up!"  But then I was sent a menu that explicitly told me it was watermelon curry.  (Good serving of humble pie given!)

    So I set out to find some recipes and when she came home we spent some time taste testing different recipes.  We finally ended up really enjoying this recipe from Healing Tomato.  The ingredients are all but the same but the method has been adapted for use in the thermomix.  If you leave it to "rest" in your thermoserver while cooking your rice - like any curry, the flavours just develop some more.

    Thermomix Watermelon Chickpea Curry

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    Watermelon Chickpea Curry (Rajasthani Style) - ThermoFun

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    Watermelon Chickpea Curry (Rajasthani Style) - ThermoFun

    Ingredients

    • 250g watermelon flesh
    • 30g olive oil
    • ½ teaspoon yellow mustard seeds
    • 1 teaspoon black mustard seeds
    • 1 teaspoon cumin, seeds
    • 1 teaspoon Thai Chili crushed (sub: jalapeno peppers)
    • 1 teaspoon garlic, powder
    • 1 teaspoon ginger, ground
    • 1 teaspoon red chilli, ground
    • 1 teaspoon turmeric, ground
    • 5-7 curry leaves
    • 400g can chickpeas, drained
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • 1 teaspoon cumin, ground
    • ½ teaspoon ThermoFun Garam Masala

    Instructions

    1. Place watermelon into TM bowl and puree 5 sec / speed 6. Set aside.
    2. Add oil and heat TM bowl 1 min / Varoma / speed 1.
    3. Add yellow and black mustard seeds and cook 45 sec / Varoma / speed 1.
    4. Add cumin seeds, Thai chilli, garlic, ginger, chilli powder, turmeric, curry leaves and chickpeas and cook 1 min / 80°C / speed 1 / Reverse.
    5. Add watermelon, salt, cumin and garam masala and cook 10 mins / 100°C / speed 1 / Reverse.
    6. Remove curry leaves.
    7. Serve with naan and rice.
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    Comments

    1. Mel says

      February 15, 2019 at 9:53 pm

      This was delicious. I used laddie lime leaves instead of curry leaves and just yellow mustard seeds as that was all I had. So quick and easy and yummy.

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      • thermofun says

        February 16, 2019 at 3:16 pm

        Thanks Mel, great to hear you enjoyed it. :)

        Reply
    2. Sarah says

      January 28, 2017 at 11:47 am

      I'm wondering how many people this would feed - and whether there is room in the jug to increase quantities? Thanks.

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      • thermofun says

        January 28, 2017 at 4:25 pm

        Hi Sarah, approx. 4 serves. I haven't tired to double it but there would be enough room in the TM bowl to do so. Add 20% more cooking time if you do try doubling it.

        Reply
    3. Caroline says

      July 07, 2016 at 12:36 am

      Delicious! Used frozen watermelon as it needed using up. Didn't have any black mustard seeds so used extra yellow. Will definitely make again!

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      • thermofun says

        July 08, 2016 at 11:45 pm

        Thanks Caroline - great to know it works with frozen watermelon too. :)

        Reply
    4. Healing Tomato says

      July 06, 2016 at 12:46 pm

      WOW!! What a wonderful way to adapt my recipe! I am so impressed by it. I have never tried using thermomix. You know I am going to try this now. Looks very delicious! Thank you. :)

      Reply
      • thermofun says

        July 06, 2016 at 4:18 pm

        It is delicious! My recipe testers were very sceptical, but they were most surprised after making it! Thank you for sharing such a beautiful recipe. :)

        Reply

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