Recipes

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Masala PaPad

Ingredients

2 Papads

1/2 cup finely chopped onions

1/2 cup finely chopped tomatoes

2 tsp dried mango powder

Salt to taste

1 tsp olive oil

2 tbsp chopped coriander for garnishing

Method
1. Roast the papads on a medium flame and keep aside.
2. Combine the onions, tomatoes, dry mango powder and salt in a bowl and mix well.
3. Arrange a papad on a serving plate and spread 1 teaspoon of olive oil evenly on it.
4. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of the mixture on the papad in an even layer.
5. Serve immediately garnished with coriander.

Papad ki Sabzi

Ingredients

1/2 tsp asafoetida

1 tsp mustard oil

1/2 tsp cumin seeds

2 tbsp garlic paste

1/2 tsp turmeric powder

1/2 tsp coriander powder

Salt to taste

1/2 tsp kashmiri red chilli powder

4 roasted papad , broken into small pieces

1 tsp chopped coriander for garnishing

Method
1. Heat the oil in pan and add the cumin seeds.
2. When the seeds crackle, add the asafoetida and garlic paste and saute for a few minutes.
3. Add the turmeric powder, red chilli powder, salt and coriander powder, mix well and saute for a minute.
4. Add the 1/4 cup water and bring it to boil.
5. Add the broken papads and cook for 2 minutes.
6. Garnish with coriander and serve hot.

Receipe: (Makhana)

Food preparation

Now that all of us aware that makhana comes with additional taste and health benefits, it is a good idea to include it in our daily diet in different ways. Depending upon the choice and preference, one can add makhana to any food adding both flavor and nutrition. Makhana can be consumed raw, roasted combined with any vegetable or as desert. Here are different food preparations that one can try.

Roasted makhana

It is the simplest way to consume makhana in salty and snacky way. The popped seeds of Makhana can be roasted in a pan along with ghee and then sprinkled with spices such as black peper and salt on it. This proves a tastier, hygienic and digestive health snack. One can eat this homemade roasted makhana as an alternative to oily and junk chips.

Makhana Pulao

Makhana pulao is easy to prepare and a tasty dish. Even a novice in cooking can prepare this tasty recipe very easily.

Ingredients

400 gram Rice

50 gram Butter.

50 gram oil.

10 gram Garam masala.

200 gram Makhana(lotus seed)

100 gram Yoghurt.

Salt to taste.

Onion.

Coriander leaves for garnishing.

Bay leaves(Tej pata)

Method

soak rice in water and rinse it properly.

Heat oil in a pan and add finely sliced onion, garam masala, bay leaves, turmeric and makhana stir them well and cook them at medium flame for 5 min and then add water to it.

Let the water boil and finally add the rice, cook and remove

Serve hot with the garnishing of chopped coriander.

Makhana raita

Ingredients

1 Cup makhana

2 Cups yoghurt.

Salt to taste

1/2 tsp Black salt

1 tsp Roasted cumin

Method

In a pan roast makhana lightly and leave to cool. In the meanwhile beat the yoghurt and add in it black peper, salt and cumin. Stri them well. Now take the makhana and crush them and add into prepared yogurt. After that heat oil in a ladle till smoking hot and add red chili powder along with mustard seeds and instantly add to the yogurt. Now the makhana raita is ready, garnish it with chopped coriander leaves.

Makhane ka kheer

Ingredients

1 tbsp Almonds

1 tsp Ghee

crushed Green Cardamom Seeds

100gms Makhanas

5 cups Milk

grated Pistachios

4 tbsp Sugar or to Taste

Method

Take all the makhanas and cut them into small halves.

Now put the already cut makhanas in a saucepan along with ghee.

For about 5 minutes fry them on low heat.

Now pour milk and add sugar and stir it well.

Leave it on low flame for about an hour, so that milk reduces to half of its original quantity and turn into creamy consistency.

Keep on stirring continuously so that milk does not sticks to the bottom of pan.

Hot makhana kheer is ready to be served.

Now add almonds and pistachios above it.

makhan ka kher can be served as both being hot and cold.