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Tired of One Makhana Recipe? Try These 5 Delicious & Easy Methods!
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News18•20-09-2026, 08:25
Tired of One Makhana Recipe? Try These 5 Delicious & Easy Methods!
- •Makhana, a popular healthy snack, can be used beyond just roasting, incorporating it into milk, kheer, vegetables, and fasting meals.
- •Bindra Devi, a Haryanvi recipe creator, shares diverse and easy ways to include makhana in daily cooking.
- •Enjoy makhana as a healthy snack by dry roasting with salt and pepper, or make a spicy version with ghee/butter and spices like chaat masala.
- •Prepare a delicious makhana kheer by cooking it in milk with sugar/jaggery, cardamom, and dry fruits for a traditional sweet.
- •Makhana can be boiled with milk for a nutritious drink, ground into vegetable gravies for thickness, or used in various fasting dishes like panjiri and laddus.
Key Questions Answered
According to Bindra Devi, roast the makhanas on low heat in a pan or wok until they become crispy. Afterwards, a little salt and black pepper can be added to enjoy them with evening tea.
Makhanas are well cooked in milk, and then sugar or jaggery, cardamom, and dry fruits are added according to taste. This makes a delicious traditional sweet dish for festivals or special occasions.
Bindra Devi states that you can lightly roast and grind the makhanas before adding them to the gravy. This gives the gravy both thickness and a distinct flavor.
