Watermelon (Kaareng) of Thar

 

Type: Vegetable / Fruit of Creeper type plant

Botanical Name: Citrullus lanatus

Local Name: Kaareng

Name in Urdu: Tarboos (تربوز)

Name in Punjabi: Hadwana (ਤਰਬੂਜ)

Name in Sindhi: chhaaiyoo'n or Hindano (ڇانهين/ هِنداڻو)

Name in Pushtoo: Hindana (هيند واڼه)

Name in Arabic: albatikh (البطيخ)

Name in Persian: Hindwana (هندوانه)

Name in Hindi: Tarbuj (तरबूज)

Name in Gujarati: Tarbuj (તરબૂચ)

Name in Chinese: Xīguā (西瓜)

Name in Spanish: Sandía

Name in French: pastèque

Benefits & Usage: Watermelon of Tharparkar is a monsoon season fruit or vegetable that is 100% organic and with high water content. It is rich source of vitamins and minerals including vitamin A, vitamin B1/B6, vitamin C, potassium, magnesium, carotenoid antioxidant and lycopene . Watermelon of Thar can be eaten raw in slices or juice when fruit gets ripen. 

Seeds of Watermelon are one of the most nutrient-dense varieties of seeds. They are a rich source of proteins, vitamins, omega 3 and omega 6 fatty acids, magnesium, zinc, copper, potassium and more.  

Juice of Watermelon

People of Thar used to roast seeds of watermelon with salt and fondly eat them. Some different kind of sweets (i.e. sweets-bars, mogar and others) can be made of seeds of watermelon. People of Thar also make vegetable dishes from green and raw small-size watermelons or green soft-inner peels of watermelon which tastes so wonderful.

Vegetable dish (Sabzi) of Watermelon