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!
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
Instructions
- Crush some of the roasted makhana seeds and mix these back in with the rest and keep aide
- 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
- 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!
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