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In India, Tutti Frutti means artificially colored candied raw papaya which is completely different from Western world Tutti Frutti. Throughout India it’s widely used in bakery items like cookies, buns, cakes & so on. My eagerness to make tutti frutti at home dropped when i knew that it’s made from raw papaya. Because it’s hard to source them here and also it takes years for me to finish off all the tutti frutti made from one whole raw papaya. Never used raw papaya in my cooking therefore don’t know what else to make

What is watermelon rind?? It’s nothing but the white part in between the peel and pink flesh part. That’s totally edible and also understood recently that it can also be used in making dosa, chutney, curries apart from this tutti frutti. Never tried any of those recipe, if tried, let you guys know.

Ok, coming to the recipe, it’s such a simple & easy recipe. Don’t throw away the left over part of watermelon after eating the pink flesh. That’s all you need to make this awesome tutti frutti. Totally amazed by the output when i had tried first time!! Hardly noticed any difference in taste & texture !! Now let’s check out how to make tutti frutti from watermelon rind.

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Indian Tutti Frutti from Watermelon Rind

Don't throw away the left over part of watermelon after eating the pink flesh. That's all you need to make this awesome tutti frutti.
Course Dessert
Cuisine Indian
Keyword candy, fruit candy, tutti frutti, watermelon
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Author Sowji’sKitchen

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cup watermelon rind chopped
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 1/2 cup water for sugar syrup
  • Food colors few drops
  • 1 tsp vanilla essence

Instructions 

  • Take the watermelon rind and peel the skin and try to remove all the pink flesh part(if there is any left).
  • Cut them into stripes and later into small cubes.
  • Take wide pan add 1 cup water and boil.
  • Add chopped watermelon rind pieces and boil for 5 – 8 mins (until 50% done). strain and keep them aside.
  • In a sauce pan, add the sugar and water & put it on the flame.
  • Once the sugar is all melted, add the watermelon rind . Let it comes to boil and keep the flame in low and simmer for 8- 10 mins.
  • Remove from the flame and let it cool a bit. The watermelon rinds look transparent when it's cooked. add vanilla essence and mix well.
  • Divide the cooked watermelon rind into three equal bowl.
  • Add few drops of food colors(i have used yellow, red and green) in each bowl & mix it well.Let it sit aside for 1 hr.
  • Then drain the excess sugar syrup and spread it on plate and let it dry completely. When it dries, it shrink its size.
  • Tutti Frutti is ready. Store it in air tight container for future use. It can be used in all types of sweet bakery items

Notes

  • Cook the watermelon rind until it’s transparent and still retains its shape. Don’t over cook them otherwise it would be mushy.
  • Use any color as you like.
  • Make sure to let it dry completely and then store it.
  • Initially when the tutti frutti is wet, i have used tissue paper to avoid the color getting transferred to the vessel, once it’s non sticky, transfer into clean plate for further drying.
  • Color get intensify when it’s dried completely.

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How to make Tutti frutti with watermelon rind step by step :

1.Take the watermelon rind and peel the skin and try to remove all the pink flesh part(if there is any left).’

2. Cut them into stripes and later into small cubes.

3. Take wide pan add 1 cup water and boil.

4. Add chopped watermelon rind pieces and boil for 5 – 8 mins (until 50% done). Strain and keep them aside.

5. In a sauce pan, add the sugar and water & put it on the flame.

6. Once the sugar is all melted, add the watermelon rind . Let it comes to boil and keep the flame in low and simmer for 8- 10 mins.

7. Remove from the flame and let it cool a bit. The watermelon rinds look transparent when it’s cooked. add vanilla essence and mix well.

8. Divide the cooked watermelon rind into three equal bowl.

9. Add few drops of food colors(i have used yellow, red and green) in each bowl & mix it well.Let it sit aside for 1 hr.

10. Then drain the excess sugar syrup and spread it on plate and let it dry completely.

11. When it dries, it shrink its size.

12. Tutti Frutti is ready. Store it in air tight container for future use. It can be used in all types of sweet bakery items