Musk melon is a summer fruit available from April to August. But now a days, almost all the varieties are available through out the year some where here and there.
Cut it and keep it in fridge and have it, heavenly,it is.
Diwali festival is ten days away from today, everyone will be busy making sweets and savouries for the festival.
Here is a simple, easy, tasty and delicious halva recipe with musk melon. while you can make use of suji and coconut in this preparation, I opted for only the fruit. You can make use of this as Jam without adding the nuts. shall post soon the halva recipe with suji and coconut.
Let us look at the recipe now:
Total time taken: 1 hr.
Yield: 3/4 cup
Ingredients:
1 big musk melon
1/2 cup sugar
a pinch of cardamom powder
5-6 pistachios
a pinch of saffron colour, orange colour
2 tsp ghee
Method:
Cut the melon, dessed, peel the skin and grate them. you can see lot of water in it. do not throw away. take out little juice, mix the colour in it. In a kadai, put the grated melon along with the juice, sugar, colour and cook the same till it starts leaving the sides. add the ghee, mix well, switch off gas. the halva will thicken when it cools down. garnish with pistachios.
Some facts about the melon:
Musk melon is wonderfully delicious with rich flavor, are very low in calories and fats. Nonetheless, the fruit is rich in numerous health promoting poly-phenolic plant derived compounds, vitamins, and minerals that are absolute for optimum health.
Cut it and keep it in fridge and have it, heavenly,it is.
Diwali festival is ten days away from today, everyone will be busy making sweets and savouries for the festival.
Here is a simple, easy, tasty and delicious halva recipe with musk melon. while you can make use of suji and coconut in this preparation, I opted for only the fruit. You can make use of this as Jam without adding the nuts. shall post soon the halva recipe with suji and coconut.
Let us look at the recipe now:
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| Musk melon halva |
Total time taken: 1 hr.
Yield: 3/4 cup
Ingredients:
1 big musk melon
1/2 cup sugar
a pinch of cardamom powder
5-6 pistachios
a pinch of saffron colour, orange colour
2 tsp ghee
Method:
Cut the melon, dessed, peel the skin and grate them. you can see lot of water in it. do not throw away. take out little juice, mix the colour in it. In a kadai, put the grated melon along with the juice, sugar, colour and cook the same till it starts leaving the sides. add the ghee, mix well, switch off gas. the halva will thicken when it cools down. garnish with pistachios.
Some facts about the melon:
Musk melon is wonderfully delicious with rich flavor, are very low in calories and fats. Nonetheless, the fruit is rich in numerous health promoting poly-phenolic plant derived compounds, vitamins, and minerals that are absolute for optimum health.
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The fruit is an excellent
source of Vitamin A.
Vitamin A is a powerful antioxidant and is essential for healthy
vision. It is
also required for maintaining healthy mucus membranes and
skin. Consumption of natural fruits rich in vitamin A has been known to
help
protect from lung and oral cavity cancers.
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It is also rich in antioxidant flavonoids such
as beta-carotene,
lutein, zea-xanthin and cryptoxanthin. These antioxidants
have the ability to help protect cells and other structures in the body
from oxygen-free radicals and hence; offer protection against colon,
prostate, breast, endometrial, lung, and pancreatic cancers.
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