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Roasted Makhana with Dry Fruits & Nuts
Ingredients
Makhana: Also known as foxnuts, lotus seeds, or phool makhane is the key ingredient.Coconut oil: Use any cooking oil to roast the makhana.Dried fruits and nuts: Anything that is available in your pantry, from almonds, cashews, peanuts, raisins, etc.Flavor: Curry leaves, chat masala, pepper powder. See the recipe card below for a full list of ingredients and measurements.
How to roast makhana?
Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a pan on medium heat. Add makhana and roast it for 7 to 10 minutes on medium to medium-low flame until crispy and crunchy. Transfer it to a plate. In the same pan, add another 1 tablespoon of oil. Add almonds, cashews, and curry leaves and roast until crisp and aromatic. Add roasted peanuts (if peanuts are not roasted, add them with cashews and almonds and roast together), raisins roasted makhana. Switch off the flame. Check out my video on making of makhana namkeen. Now add salt, sugar, chat masala, pepper powder, and toss till flavors are well combined. Let it cool down completely. Store it in an airtight container. Use as and when required.
Tips and Substitutes
Never roast on high flame. This will only burn the makhana. For perfect crispy and crunchy makhana always roast on medium to medium-low flame. On fasting days like Navaratri vrat, use rock salt or sendha namak. Vary all the ingredients and spices to taste. You can also add sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, or any roasted lentils if desired. For spices, you can add red chile powder, garam masala, cumin powder, coriander powder, etc.
Variations to makhana recipe
The above recipe is good during fasting days like Navratri, Karwa Chauth, etc. But if you want to prepare this and make makhana namkeen special during festivals like Diwali, try-
Peri-peri makhana by simply adding peri peri mix to roasted Makhana. Cheese makhana by adding parmesan or any cheese powder of your choice. Caramel makhana, just like you make any caramel popcorn. Pizza-flavored Makhana by adding pizza seasonings. Schezwan Makhana, Mint or Pudina makhana, Cream & Onion Makhana, Barbecue flavored Makhana, Thai-flavored Makhana, etc. You can also add some onion, tomatoes, lemon juice, and salt and make a quick chaat. This gets soft over time, like churumuri. So just toss before serving and enjoy. You can also use it on your chaat recipes and garnish it with sev.
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Air Fryer roasted makhana
Preheat the air fryer at 180 degrees F or 350 degrees C for 2 minutes. Coat lotus seed in 1 tablespoon of oil in one bowl and nuts in another tablespoon of oil in a separate bowl. On a cooking tray inside the air fryer, pour makhana and let them roast for 5 to 7 minutes. Halfway through, give a good toss. In an air fryer, do it in batches to avoid overcrowding. Transfer this to the plate. Place the nuts in the air fryer and air fry for 4 to 5 minutes. Halfway through, give a good toss to the nuts. Air fry for an additional 2 minutes if you want a darker color. Transfer this to the same bowl and add makhana. While it is still warm, combine all the spices needed, raisins, and toss. Once the mixture cools down, store it in an airtight conatiner.
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