Roasted Makhana Recipe – A healthy Indian snack made with fox nuts or popped lotus seeds.
Roasted Makhana is a healthy and crispy Indian snack using foxnuts or popped lotus seeds. This can be made in 10 minutes with a couple of spices and can be made in bulk and stored in an airtight container. This snack is a great alternative to popcorn.
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Roasted Makhana or Roasted Foxnuts
Healthy Indian snack made with fox nuts or phool makhana. Recipe with step by step photos and video.
Ingredients
- 3 cups Phool Makhana / Popped Lotus Seeds / Fox Nuts
- ¼ tsp Turmeric Powder
- ½ tsp Red Chilli Powder or as needed
- ½ tsp Chat Masala or as required
- Black Salt / Rock Salt or use regular salt
- 1 tbsp Oil / Ghee
Instructions
- In a wide pan, heat the ghee or oil.
- Add the makhana to it and reduce the flame to low.
- Roast them for 10 minutes on a low flame till they become crunchy.
- Then add salt and mix well.
- Switch the flame and add the red chilli powder, turmeric powder and chat masala and combine well.
- Allow them to cool. Store in an airtight container and serve as a snack.
Video
Nutrition values are estimates only.
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Makhana Snack Recipe with Step by Step Photos:
- Heat oil or ghee in a heavy bottomed pan and the makhana or foxnuts to it.
- Reduce the flame to low and roast them for about 10 minutes or until they are crunchy.
- Crush the roasted nuts to check the doneness. They should be crunchy. Add salt and combine well.
- Switch off the heat and add the turmeric powder, chat masala and red chilli powder and mix everything well combined. If you feel the spies are not coating well, add a teaspoon of ghee or oil to it and combine.
- Let them cool completely and store in an airtight container.
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Nandini says
Your videos are simply superb. Lovely shots as usual !! 🙂
Hari Chandana Ponnaluri says
Thanks a lot! 🙂
Mavis says
Where can Makhana be purchased if I want prepare it home?
Hari Chandana Ponnaluri says
You can get them from any Indian stores or online
Sejal says
Excellent time for makhana is spring. Sometimes we lose this old knowledge so Thank you keeping alive this easy yet very traditional recipe.
Hari Chandana Ponnaluri says
Thank you so much! 🙂