This roasted phool makhana recipe is a perfect snack, especially those who are fasting for Navratri vrat, as it has high nutritional values. It is also called as Fox nuts or Lotus seeds, though I have tried this spicy phool makhana recipe numerous times, I didn’t have time to share it in my blog. My daughter Shreya, is a big fan of this snack and she would be always insisting me to share here, and now the time has come. It taste neutral, until it is tossed up with spice powders and it taste similar to popcorns …..
Raw lotus seeds are low in saturated fat, cholesterol, and sodium, and are a good source of protein, thiamin, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, and manganese. (Source: Wiki)
Roasted Phool Makhana Recipe
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Spicy Phool Makhana Recipe
Roasted Phool Makhana | Spicy Phool Makhana Recipe
Recipe Cuisine: Indian | Recipe Category: Snacks/ Navratri Recipes
Preparation + CookTime : 10 Mins | Serves : 2 to 3
- Phool makhana – 2 cups
- Oil / Ghee – 1 tbsp
- Garlic pods – 2 to 3 (Optional)
- Curry leaves – 1 sprig (Optional)
- Turmeric Powder – 2 Pinch
- Chilli powder – 1 tsp
- Chat Masala Powder / Sambar Powder – 1/2 tsp
- Salt – As Required
1. First measure and keep all the ingredients ready. Crush garlic, if preparing for vrat, skip garlic and curry leaves.
2. In a pan, pour oil / ghee, add crushed garlic and saute a little, till nice aroma wafts. Then add curry leaves and phool makhana. Roast in low flame for 5 to 6 minutes by constant stirring.
3. Once it pops up, take one makhana and break it. If it crushes easily, then it’s roasted properly. Now add turmeric powder and chilli powder.
4. Then add required salt and mix well for 2 minutes, till the spice powder gets coated well. Switch off flame and toss it with chat masala powder.
Enjoy this roasted phool makhana with pomegranate milkshake.
Roasted Phool Makhana Recipe
1. This roasted phool makhana recipe taste delicious if fried in ghee.
2. If preparing for vrat, strictly skip garlic and curry leaves
3. Adjust spice powder as per spiciness required for this spicy phool makhana recipe.
4. Addition of garlic and curry leaves adds more flavour, but it is purely optional.
5. To check if the makhana is roasted well, take one makhana and break it. If it crushes easily, then it’s perfect.
6. Roasting the makhana until crispy is a very important step for this roasted phool makhana recipe.
7. Chat masala powder can be replaced with garam masala powder also.
8. For South Indian version, replace chat masala with sambar powder.
9. Always add chat masala powder, after the flame is switched off. Else the spice powder gets burnt and smell bad.
10. For oven roast makhana: pre-heat oven, roast the makhana for 5 minutes at 150 c.
Roasted Phool Makhana Recipe
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