Roasted phool makhana is a very simple, quick, healthy and guilt free evening snack recipe which you can make in 10 minutes. Phool makhana, also called fox nuts or lotus seeds in English, has amazing health benefits and nutritional values. It helps in heart health, a good source of protein and calcium, is good for digestion, helps to improve appetite and much more. Check the benefits on lotus seeds here. Even though it is a bit costly, we can buy and consume it at least once or twice in a month to enjoy its health benefits.
In this recipe, you can replace chaat masala powder with garam masala powder. You can also add a pinch of aamchur powder for tangy taste. Ghee gives a nice flavour to this snack. So, don’t skip it. You can add some crushed garlic cloves along with spice powders to get a nice garlic flavor.
Now, lets see how to make this quick roasted phool makhana recipe for evening teatime snacks…..
Ingredients
- 2 tsps. Ghee
- 2 cups Lotus seeds/Phool makhana
- 1 tsp. Red chilli powder
- ¼ tsp. Turmeric powder
- ½ tsp. Chaat masala
- 2 tsps. Oil
- Salt, to taste
- Curry leaves, few (optional)
- Black salt, a pinch (optional)
Method
- In a pan, heat oil and roast the phool makhana in medium flame for 4-5 minutes. Make sure you don’t burn them. To check whether it is roasted well, take one in your finger and try to crush it or gobble a few. If it crushes well, it is roasted well. If you feel it is soggy when pressed, you have to roast more. Similarly, if you eat, it should be crunchy else roast for few more minutes.
- After it is roasted well, make a gap in the center of the kadai and add 2 teaspoons of ghee to it. To this ghee, add red chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt and chaat masala or garam masala powder.
- Add few curry leaves. Keep the flame on medium heat else spice powders would burn.
- Mix the powders well with roasted makhana. Coat it well. Switch off the flame and let it cool in the kadai for 3-4 minutes. Now serve them in a bowl with hot tea. Tastes yummy and crunchy!
- Easy, healthy roasted phool makhana is ready to munch with hot tea!