WATERMALON JELLY (Allergy Free and Low fat Watermelon Juice Jelly)

Ingredients

• Watermelon - 4 cups (chopped)
• Gelatin - 2 tbs
• Sugar - 1/2 cup (add more if you like it sweeter)
• Lemon Juice - 2 tbsp
• Hot water - 1 cup
• Cold water - 1/2 cup

Method

1. Take the gelatin in a sauce pan and add the cold water over it. Let it rest for couple of minutes till the gelatin gets fully soaked.
2. Add the hot water to this and keep stirring till the gelatin fully dissolves in the water.
3. Add the sugar and stir it again till the sugar dissolves. If needed heat the mix over low flame to disslove everything faster.
4. Strain the mix into a large mixing bowl to remove any undissolved particles (if any).
5. Take big chunks of watermelon and blend it to a smooth puree. Strain this also into the same mixing bowl.
6. Add the lemon juice to this and mix everything together. Taste and add more sugar if needed i.e if the watermelon is not sweet enough.
7. You can refrigerate this as such in the bowl till it thicken to a jelly. You can cut this into small cubes and serve.

Alternative Presentation & Serving

1. Another option is to pour this into individual cups or bowl and then refrigerate. Serve as such with a spoon or demould into a serving plate. To demould easily, place the bowls into a larger bowl filled with warm water for about 20 seconds. Now gently invert over the serving plate and serve.
2. I like to make an interesting presentation by making the jelly in watermelon bowls. I cut the watermelon into half and scoop out all the flesh to make the juice. Using a knife scrape off all the flesh as close to the rind as possible so that you are left with watermelon bowls. Now pour the mixture into the watermelon bowls and refrigerate. When it gels up, you just have to cut into slices just like you cut a watermelon and serve.