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Evening · Snack dish, illustrative
Volume I · Jul 4

Ghee–Pepper Roasted Makhana

JulyEvening · Snack
Serves
4
Portion
≈15 g (1 small bowl)
Time
12 min
Texture
Crisp-melting
Season
MonsoonJuly
Dosha
  • Vata
  • Pitta
  • Kapha

Light; Vata & Pitta pacifying

Ingredients

What you need

Ingredients for 4 servings
DoneIngredientHousehold measureQuantity (4 servings)Café batch ×5
Fox nut (makhana)2½ cups60 g300 g
Ghee (cow)2 tsp10 g50 g
Black pepper½ tsp1 g5 g
Turmeric powderpinch0.3 g1.5 g
Rock salt (sendha namak)¼ tsp1.5 g7.5 g

Method

How to cook it

  1. Step 1: Heat ghee on low; add makhana.

  2. Step 2: Roast 8–10 minutes, stirring, until one crushes crisply between fingers.

  3. Step 3: Sprinkle pepper, turmeric and salt; toss.

  4. Step 4: Cool; store airtight up to 1 week.

Nutrition

Per serving, estimated

76kcal
Energy
1.5g
Protein
2.5g
Fat
11.7g
Carbohydrate
0.7g
Fibre
0.4g
Salt

Where the energy comes from

Protein and carbohydrate × 4 kcal/g, fat × 9 kcal/g

Estimated from IFCT 2017 / USDA composition tables; not for clinical use.

Variations & further ideas