Watermelon and Muskmelon(Kharbooza) Salad

   
Its SUMMER...the sun is ready to suck all your fluids n leave u dry....
To tackle the heat we will see a very juicy n healthy salad made from the seasonal fruits Watermelon and Muskmelon. 
   
    Ingredients

• Watermelon
• Muskmelon(Kharbooza)
• Pepper powder --1/4 tsp
• Lemon juice -- 2 tsp
• Rock salt -- 1/2 tsp
• Olive oil -- 2 tsp
• Lettuce leaves(optional)
• Mint leaves

    Method

       Cut the watermelon and muskmelon into medium sized pieces. In a large bowl mix one cup of each watermelon and muskmelon pieces. Add pepper powder, lemon juice and rock salt to the fruit mixture. Then add 2 tsp of extra virgin olive oil to it and mix well. Garnish it with mint and lettuce leaves.

Peanut chutny

   Peanut Chutny is one of the  important parts of an authentic North Karnataka meal. It is served with Ghee or Curd and is usually eaten with Roti or Chapati .Let us see how to prepare the peanut chutny :-)  

    Ingredients

• Roasted Peanuts  --  250 grams
• Garlic  --  10 to 12 cloves
• Cumin seeds  --  1 tsp
• Red Chilly powder  --  4 tsp
• Salt  --  2 tsp

    Method

       Remove the skin of roasted peanuts. Add it to a grinder jar along with all the other ingredients and        grind the coarsely. Now take out 1/4th part of the mixture from the grinder(to have the chunks of peanut in the chutny) and grind remaining part to form fine powder. Now mix both the parts to get the delicious peanut chutny.