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Have you ever tasted the Tasty Makhana recipes?

Let me introduce you to an excellent seed or nut, “A bundle of healthy nutrients” MAKHANA OR LOTUS SEEDS.

Makhana is also called lotus seeds or fox nuts. This is more common in northern parts of INDIA.

Friends, this can be the best substitute for popcorn, as the evening snack.

Makhana, itself, is soft and has a mild neutral flavor. But if you add a little salt and dry roast, it tastes good and becomes crunchy.

You may wonder, if this small seed can be used for making many types of very delicious, flavourful evening snacks, sweets, curries, Raitas, Kheer, and laddoos.

let us first see the nutritional benefits of this wonderful seed.

• It helps in digestion and thus keeps constipation at bay.
• It is rich in antioxidants and so can be consumed as an anti-aging food.
• It has very low fat, and calories so can be easily consumed for weight loss.
• It has a good amount of calcium and magnesium. iron and Phosphorus for bone health reduce blood pressure and cholesterol levels.
• It is a good source of protein and fiber.
• It stabilizes blood sugar levels. and so can be taken safely in diabetic conditions.
• It improves heart health as it reduces cholesterol and triglycerides.

Friends, after knowing about the benefits of these makhana seeds, you will definitely be interested in making some healthy recipes.

why not make some yummy and healthy recipes using this wonderful Makhana seed? It is a very easy and quick to make.

Today I will be showing you sweet and spicy makhana recipes.
(Along with it I shall be giving you tips on making different flavored snacks -using makhana seeds.

The very popular way of preparing any makhana recipe is to roast the seeds and season them with any choice and combination of herbs like curry leaves, mint, or coriander leaves.

Spices, such as sea salt, turmeric, chili powder, black pepper, and black salt can be used.

Sugar or jaggery with sesame seeds, poppy seeds, and cardamoms can be used to make sweet makhana.

Ingredients for spicy makhana recipe:-

HERO INGREDIENT MAKHANA SEEDS

3 cups of makhana seeds(total)
(2 and 1 cup for, 2 recipes)

Spices needed for the spicy makhana:-

• makhana-2 cups
• 1/2 cup of peanuts or groundnuts
  Roasted and made half after removing the outer skin
• 1/4 cup of dry coconut slices
• curry leaves -(fresh or dried)-10-12 leaves
• Red chilly powder-1 teaspoon
• table salt-1/2 teaspoon
• turmeric powder-1/2 teaspoon
• Asafoetida-1 small pinch
• Ghee-1 and a1/2 teaspoons
• black salt-1/2 teaspoon or chat masala (optional)

Instructions for making spicy makhana recipe:-

ROASTING MAKHANAS:-

• Take a thick-bottomed pan and heat it on a low flame.

• when the pan is hot put ghee in it and roast the makhanas for 3-4 minutes.

• To test whether they are done or not, take a makhana in between your fingers and press. If it doesn’t break, It means it is still not done.

• Continue for 1 more minute, and see if it powders if pressed. If yes remove them into a plate.

making of spicy and tasty makhana:-

• Keep all the ingredients needed ready, for spicy makhana.
• Heat a pan and add ghee to it. keep the flame low.
• Add the ingredients like Hing, Turmeric powder, chilly powder, and curry leaves. saute.

• Now add roasted (skin removed) peanuts, and Dry coconut slices into the pan and saute till they are crisp at low heat.

• Now add the roasted makhanas into the pan and combine them for a few seconds till all the makhanas get coated with the spices.

• A very healthy, spicy, tasty, and light all-time snack is ready to munch. how is this?

INGREDIENTS FOR SWEET MAKHANA RECIPE:-

• Makhana-1 cup
• Jaggery-1 and 1/2 tablespoons
• water-1 teaspoon
• cardamom powder-1 pinch

Making of Sweet makhanas:-

• Keep the above ingredients ready for making sweet makhanas.
• Heat a frying pan or skillet, and add ghee to it.

• Roast sesame seeds in the pan at low flame till they swell and smell. Remove onto a plate.

• To the same pan add jaggery and a spoon of water to melt it.

• The jaggery melts and bubbles are formed.

• As soon as the jaggery melts and bubbles are formed, add the roasted sesame seeds and cardamom powder to the pan

• Put off the flame and combine all of them nicely so that each makhana gets a good coating of the jaggery and sesame. add roasted makhanas also.

• Remove on a plate, if the makhanas stick to each other, no worries, you can separate them as it cool.

• A very yummy, attractive, tasty sweet ball-like recipe is ready to cherish.
• Give it to your kids and they will love it. do try.

notes:-

Instead of the spices which I have used you can use mint or coriander leaves.
Instead of red chilly powder, you can use black pepper powder.
ginger, garlic, and onion powders also may be used.
you can use Maggi masala or perperi masala too for flavors.
chat masala or black salt may be used.
The basic thing is that you have to roast makhanas and add some ghee or oil so that you can roast masalas and make them stick on them.

This can be your tea-time snack. Others that you can try are as follows:-

https://padmas-navaruchi.in/2020/12/fried-avarekalu-mixture/

https://padmas-navaruchi.in/2020/11/khara-spicy-boondi-mixture/