Homemade tutti frutti from watermelon rind

Ingredients

2cup Watermelon rind

1cup Water(as need$

1/2 cup Sugar(as need)

Food colour (red and green)

Method

Step 1:Remove the green part from the watermelon rind. Then cut into small dices .

Step 2:Boil these pieces in a saucepan for about 8-10 minutes or until they turn translucent. Strain it and let them cool down for some time.

Step 3: Make Sugar syrup.Heat 1 cups of water in a pan and add 1/2 cup of sugar to it. Let the sugar melt.

Step 4:When all the sugar has melted, add the diced the watermelon to it and let it boil in sugar syrup for about 5-6 minutes.Let the sugar syrup cool down completely.

Step 5:Divide the melons into two part-so that we can add colour to it(can use as many colours ) .Add food colour to each part and mix thoroughly.let the melon soak in the sugar syrup about 3-4 hrs .Once it done, strain out the mixture and spread them on the tissue paper.

Step 5:Dry them on a try for around a day in open.(keep them in the sunlight until it dry completely)

Now the tutti frutti ready to use with your bread ,ice cream ,cakes or with pudding.

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