Watermelon Rind Dosa is a traditional dosa from the Karwar region, known as Kalingana Polo. Watermelon rind is always discarded but in this traditional dish, this part is also used to make this dosa.
This unique dosa is very easy to prepare and is traditionally made with coconut and poha. The batter is thin and is simply pour over hot tawa and left to spread on its own. So it ends up being soft and porous.
When I had planned my list, it was still summer and I could've easily got watermelon during the season. However, I let it go and ended up in a season when watermelons are not in season. The strange part is, of late we get all fruits all time, irrespective of the season. So the watermelon we get now is a small oblong fruit that seems to be imported.
Hubby Dear was very clear that we shouldn't get fruits in the off-seasons. I just couldn't avoid it and asked Amma to get it for me. I adapted the recipe from here. The batter colour was slightly pinkish, though the taste wasn't sweet.
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S for Surnali Dosa
T for Thavalai Dosa
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Step by Step Pictures for making Watermelon Rind Dosa
Watermelon Rind Dosa | How to make Kalingana Polo
Ingredients Needed:
- 1 cup Rice Rawa
- 1 cup Watermelon Rind
- 1/2 cup Coconut, grated
- 1/2 cup Beaten Rice / Poha / Flattened rice
- 1 tsp Salt to taste
How to make Karwar Style Kalingana Polo Recipe
- Wash and soak the raw rice in water for 2 hours before we proceed to make the batter.
- Wash and soak the poha and drain it well.
- Now in a mixer, grind the watermelon rind along with grated coconut to a smooth paste.
- Add the drained poha and raw rice, season with salt, and make a smooth dosa batter by adding very little water.
- The consistency of the batter should be a little thick.
- Let the batter to ferment for 6 hours, before proceeding to make the dosas.
- Now, heat a tawa on medium heat, brush it with a little oil, pour a ladle full of the dosa batter, pour a teaspoon of oil on the sides. Cover it with a lid and let the dosa cook in its own steam till done.
- Remove to a plate and continue with the rest as needed.
- Serve with coconut chutney.
Watermelon Rind Dosa | How to make Kalingana Polo
Ingredients
- 1 cup Rice Rawa
- 1 cup Watermelon Rind
- 1/2 cup Coconut grated
- 1/2 cup Beaten Rice / Poha / Flattened rice
- 1 tsp Salt to taste
Instructions
- Wash and soak the raw rice in water for 2 hours before we proceed to make the batter.
- Wash and soak the poha and drain it well.
- Now in a mixer, grind the watermelon rind along with grated coconut to a smooth paste.
- Add the drained poha and raw rice, season with salt and make a smooth dosa batter by adding very little water.
- The consistency of the batter should be a little thick.
- Let the batter to ferment for 6 hours, before proceeding to make the dosas.
- Now, heat a tawa on a medium heat, brush it with a little oil, pour a ladle full of the dosa batter, pour a teaspoon of oil on the sides. Cover it with a lid and let the dosa cook in its own steam till done.
- Remove to a plate and continue with the rest as needed.
- Serve with coconut chutney
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Priya Suresh says
Always want to try dosa with watermelon and here you are, dosa looks absolutely prefect and quite an interesting way to finish those rinds. Cant wait to give a try to this version.
Sowmya:) says
Same pinch Valli....your dosai has turned out so yumm with that lovely lace-y look. Makes me want to gobble it even though I had something similar just yesterday.
harini says
OMG! I just left a comment on PJ's space about watermelon rind paratha and here you are with the dosa, Valli 🙂
I am so going to try this out soon
vaishalisabnani says
How interesting to use watermelon rind in a Dosa . A recipe which sounds unique with coconut , poha and watermelon rind . I think I would need some guts to try something like this , but the Dosa is really nice and lacey .
Annapurnaz says
This is a brilliant idea of using watermelon rind. Sometimes I feel guilty for wasting so much watermelon, never knew it could be utilized so tastefully. Thanks for sharing.
gayathriraani says
I have used water melon rind in curry's, but making dosa is quite new. It is such an interesting recipe too try. The dosas look so soft and yum.
Simply Tadka says
Never thought about watermelon in dosa... love this unique recipe.
mayurisjikoni says
I'm seriously in awe of the South Indian dishes, using even the watermelon rind is so clever. Lovely lacy dosa, so tempting.
Renu Agrawal Dongre says
Wow a dosa from a waternwaterind heard for the first time. My mom makes bhaji from green white and people use to be amazed. I will tell her about this dosa and yes your hubby is right local and seasonal is best but sometimes we have to.
code2cook says
adding watermelon rind in cooking I got to know first time. this dosa must be aromatic with watermelon smell and really loved the use.
Padmajha PJ says
Long back when I first saw this recipe with watermelon rind I was surprised at how they used the rind that we normally throw away! I am yet to make this one.
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
I have heard of many different watermelon rind recipes, but this is just the ultimate. I have to give it a try sometime.