Caramel Makhana/Sweet Makhana with Jaggery (Gur) recipe is a crunchy, deeply caramelized, and healthy snack for kids & adults who are on a diet. You also can add nuts like crushed peanuts or sesame seeds.
What is Makhana
Makhanas are popularly known as lotus seeds, fox nuts, Euryale Ferox, gorgon nuts, and phool makhana. It’s actually the puffed lotus seeds or the puffed fox nuts that have high nutritional and medicinal values and are mostly grown in state of Bihar in India. In India, Foxnuts are eaten during vrat or fasting.
How much Makhana to eat in a day?
One to two handfuls of Makhana should be okay enough to give you positive health benefits.
Is Makhana good for health?
Makhana/Fox nuts are great snack food for diabetics and heart patients as they contain good fat and have a low quantity of saturated fats. These properties make makhanas a good weight-loss food.
Ingredients for Jaggery Caramel Makhana
Only 3 simple ingredients are needed to make this gur makhana recipe.
- Makhana: Plain phool makhana (lotus seeds) is used. Makhanas are easily available in Indian grocery stores. Even though the package says roasted makhana, I highly recommend to pre-roast before using them.
- Jaggery: I have used powdered organic jaggery. You can also use brown sugar or regular sugar instead of jaggery.
- Ghee or oil: Ghee gives a nice flavor, but you can also replace it with coconut oil or any vegetable oil.
How to Make Caramel Makhana
How to roast makhana
Heat ghee in a pan or kadai, add 1 cup of Makhana, and dry roast them on very low heat for 4-5 minutes until they are crisp. Keep stirring them in between so that Makhana doesn't burn.
To check if they are correctly roasted, take one Makhana in hand and crush it. If it breaks nicely with a crunching sound, that means they are done perfectly. Now transfer makhanas to a plate and let them cool.
Then add the remaining one teaspoon of ghee and powdered jaggery to the same pan.
Heat it in the medium-low flame until jaggery starts to melt and it bubble's up nicely.
Switch off the flame immediately and add in roasted phool makhana at this stage. Then mix it gently. Keep stirring continuously until the jaggery is well coated with makhana.
Remove the pan from the stove once done. Cool it down, and store gur makhana's in an airtight container.
Variations
- You can also use brown sugar or regular sugar.
- Add 2 tablespoons of shredded or desiccated coconut to the jaggery mixture for extra taste.
- 1 tablespoon of sesame seeds also can be added to the jaggery mixture.
- If you are vegan, you can replace ghee with coconut oil or olive oil.
Tips
- Make sure to roast makhanas before adding to jaggery. Makhanas should be crispy.
- Do everything in low flame to get the perfect texture and taste.
- If you make gur makhana's in bulk, do it in batches.
- It can be stored in an airtight container for a week at room temperature. If sweet makhana with Jaggery is exposed to air, they get soggy and does-not taste well.
More Phool Makhana Recipes
- Peanut Butter Makhana
- Spicy Masala Makhana
- Makhana Chivda
- Mint/Pudina Makhana
- Chocolate Makhana
- Makhana Kheer
Caramel Makhana Recipe
Ingredients
measuring cup used 1 cup = 250 ml
- 1 cup roasted makhana /foxnut/lotus seed
- 2 teaspoon ghee or coconut or olive oil
- ¼ cup jaggery powdered
Instructions
- How to Roast Makhana:- Heat ghee in a pan or kadai, add 1 cup of Makhana, and dry roast them on very low heat for 4-5 minutes until they are crisp. Keep stirring them in between so that Makhana doesn't burn.To check if they are correctly roasted, take one Makhana in hand and crush it. If it breaks nicely with a crunching sound, that means they are done perfectly. Now transfer makhanas to a plate and let them cool.
- Then add the remaining one teaspoon of ghee and powdered jaggery to the same pan.
- Heat it in the medium-low flame until jaggery starts to melt and it bubble's up nicely.
- Switch off the flame immediately and add in roasted phool makhana at this stage. Then mix it gently. Keep stirring continuously until the jaggery is well coated with makhana.
- Remove the pan from the stove once done. Cool it down, and store gur makhana's in an airtight container.
Notes
Variations
- You can also use brown sugar or regular sugar.
- Add 2 tablespoons of shredded or desiccated coconut to the jaggery mixture for extra taste.
- 1 tablespoon of sesame seeds also can be added to the jaggery mixture.
- If you are vegan you can replace ghee with coconut oil or olive oil.
Tips
-
- Make sure to roast makhana's before adding to jaggery. Makhana's should be crispy.
- Do everything in low flame to get the perfect texture and taste.
- If you are making gur makhana's in bulk, do it in batches.
- Can be stored in an airtight container for a week at room temperature. If sweet makhana with Jaggery is exposed to air they get soggy and does-not taste well.
Nutrition
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