Makhana (fox nut) ka raita

• Servings: 4
• Soaking time: half an hour.
• Preparation time: 8-10 minutes.
• Roasting time: 5 minutes.
• Mixing time: 2 minutes.
• Total time: 17 minutes.

Bloom your health with Makhana (fox nut) and see your fitness blossom, Makhana is the delicacy from Bihar and Makhane ka raita; which is easy to prepare and very nice, delicious & healthy, store house of nutrition’s. It has unimaginable health benefits, curd is rich in calcium, protein and above all it is the integral part of Indian meal.

Ingredients:

• Makhana (fox nut): 50 gm
• Curd (Yogurt): 200-250 gm
• Milk: 100 ml.
• Cumin seed (roasted powder): 1 teaspoon
• Chilli powder: ½ teaspoon
• Kala namak: ½ teaspoon
• Green chilli: 1 no (optional)
• Mint leaves: 10-12 leaves
• Salt: half teaspoon
• Sugar: 1 teaspoon (optional)
• Dry grapes: 20-30 gm

Preparation:

1. Cut Makhane into 2-3 pieces, keep aside.
2. Chop green chilli and mint leaves, keep aside.
3. Dry roast Makhana on low flame till gets crisp, put into the milk for soaking for half an hour or keep in refrigerator.

Method:

1. Blend the curd on high speed, pour this blended curd into mixing bowl; add salt, Chilli powder, Kala namak, Green chilli, Mint leaves , Sugar, Dry grapes and cumin seed powder into the bowl, mix them well. Add soaked makane into the curd mixture, Mix well and put into serving bowl. Decorate with mint leaves and dry grapes. Makhana (fox nut) ka raita is ready.

Makhana (fox nut) ka raita by Nag Ratna Sahu is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.