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Makhana bhel

This 15 minute makhana bhel recipe is a wonderful snack that's not just yummy but healthy too - great for those untimely hunger pangs! 
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings: 3 people
Course: Snack
Cuisine: Indian
Calories: 117
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup makhana (fox nuts/lotus seeds) dry roasted
  • ¼ cup cucumber finely chopped
  • ¼ cup onion finely chopped
  • ¼ cup radish finely chopped
  • 1-2 chilis finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp potatoes boiled and cubed (optional)
  • 1-2 tbsp peanuts roasted
  • 2 tbsp coriander leaves finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp coriander mint chutney or to taste
  • 1 tbsp dates tamarind chutney or to taste
  • 1-2 tsp chaat masala
For garnishing
  • 1-2 tbsp pomegranate pearls
  • 1-2 tbsp nylon sev gram flour noodles

Method
 

  1. Crush some of the roasted makhana seeds and mix these back in with the rest and keep aide
  2. In a mixing bow, mix together the cucumber, onions, radish, chilis, potatoes, peanuts and the chutneys. Add in the makhana (fox nuts) and toss throughly
  3. Remove on a serving plate, drizzle some chaat masala and garnish with some more peanuts (optional), sev, pomegranate pearls and coriander leaves. Serve immediately and enjoy!
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Notes

  • You can replace roasted makhana seeds with puffed rice also here
  • If you prefer, you can keep the makhana bhel dry by not adding the chutneys, even that tastes yummy
  • 1 cup = 250 millilitres
  • tbsp - tablespoon
  • tsp - teaspoon