Gur makhana recipe
Gur makhana or sweet puffed lotus seeds is a nutritious snack with caramelized jaggery coating along with sesame seeds.
Servings: 2 people
Ingredients
- 2 cups Makhana Puffed lotus seeds
- ½ cup Jaggery powder
- 2 tablespoon Sesame seeds
- 1 tablespoon Ghee
- ⅛ teaspoon Dry ginger powder
- 1 Cardamom Powdered
Instructions
Roast makhana
- Firstly, let's roast the makhana. Heat 2 teaspoon of ghee and roast makhana in medium flame.
- Check by crushing it to see if it gets powdered easily.
- Transfer to a bowl and set aside.
Make jaggery syrup
- Add jaggery, 2 tablespoons of water and heat in low to medium flame to dissolve it.
- Once it becomes frothy and flavorful, check for soft ball consistency.
- Keep a bowl of water and pour little syrup in it. You should be able to gather the syrup and form a soft loose ball. This is the right stage.
Mixing
- Then, add cardamom, dry ginger powder and mix well.
- After that, add sesame seeds,1 teaspoon ghee and give it a mix.
- Now, add the roasted makhana and switch off flame.
- Mix furthermore to coat all the makhane evenly.
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Notes
- Roast the makhana in ghee well for crispy results.