You are here: Home >  Occasion & Party  >  Party  >  Indian Birthday Party  >  Watermelon Basket ( Fruit Carvings)

Watermelon Basket ( Fruit Carvings)


by
Watermelon Basket ( Fruit Carvings)


Added to 6 cookbooks   This recipe has been viewed 30937 times

Give your flowers a unique haven and arrange them in a basket of sweet smelling watermelon.

Add your private note

Watermelon Basket ( Fruit Carvings) recipe - How to make Watermelon Basket ( Fruit Carvings)

Preparation Time:    Cooking Time:    Total Time:     1Makes 1 basket

Ingredients

Things You Will Need
1 round or oval medium sized watermelon
1 to 2 spring onions
chopping board
long knife
carving knife
scooper
flowers
pins
Method
    Method
  1. Place the watermleon on the chopping board and using a long knife, carve the watermelon in the ¼ portion as shown.
  2. Detach the two side portions of the watermelon, leaving the middle part intact.
  3. Using a carving knife, cut a small piece of the watermelon so that it can stand on a flat base. Using a knife, trim the red part of the watermelon only till the handle of the watermelon (vase), leaving the white part intact.
  4. Place a spring onion on a chopping board. Using a carving knife, cut the spring onion white and discard it. Use it for something else.
  5. Place the spring onion green on the chopping board and make long slits at 1 cm intervals using a knife.
  6. Using the knife, cut the spring onions a little.
  7. Immerse the spring onion green in ice-cold water and set aside for 10 minutes so that the leaves become crisp and curl well. Repeat the steps 4 to 7 to make more spring onion curls.
  8. Scoop a little of the red portion on the vase part using a scooper. Make zig-zag cuts on the circumference of the watermelon (vase) using a knife like.
  9. Place it on a flat surface and arrange the spring onion curls and flowers with the help of pins to complete the vase.



Related Articles
Recipe Contest

No Contest Announced



View contest archive....
Rate and review this recipe and get 15 days FREE bonus membership!
Subscribe to the free food mailer

Soya
Missed out on our mailers?
Our mailers are now online!
View Mailer Archive

Privacy Policy: We never give away your email

REGISTER NOW If you are a new user.
Or Sign In here, if you are an existing member.

Login Name
Password

Forgot Login / Password?Click here

If your Gmail or Facebook email id is registered with Tarladalal.com, the accounts will be merged. If the respective id is not registered, a new Tarladalal.com account will be created.

Are you sure you want to delete this review ?

Click OK to sign out from tarladalal.
For security reasons (specially on shared computers), proceed to Google and sign out from your Google account.

Reviews