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Roasted Makhana Recipe
Roasted Makhana is a healthy snack that is made with slow roasting/toasting phool makhana or foxnuts with spices and seasonings.
Cook Time
mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings: 2
Course:
Snacks
Cuisine:
Indian
Ingredients
- 3 cup foxnuts (makhana or phool makhana)
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
- ½ teaspoon red chili powder or cayenne pepper, add as required
- 1 teaspoon chaat masala powder or add as required
- rock salt (edible and food grade), add as required
- 2 to 3 teaspoons oil or ghee
Instructions
Making roasted makhana recipe
- Heat oil in a heavy wok or kadai.
- Add the makhana and roast for a good 10 to 12 minutes on low heat, till they become crisp. Keep on stirring in between.
- Next, add all the spice powders and rock salt, except chaat masala.
- Turn off the heat as you don't want the spice powders to get burnt.
- Stir the whole mixture well.
- Lastly, sprinkle the chaat masala powder and again mix well.
- Serve Roasted Makhana when they become lukewarm or cool at room temperature.
- Remember that once they cool down, store in an air-tight container.
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Notes
- You could easily roast large quantities of makhana and later store them for your everyday snacks.
- Make the recipe your own by adding your favorite seasonings and spices. Use only dry spices and herbs.