Makhana cookies

Name: Makhana cookies
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 5-6 people
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 250 gm Makhana (lotus seed) (fox nut), grind in a powder form; 150 gm powder sugar; 4 tbsp ghee/butter; 20 almond in powder form; 20 cashews in Powder form; 1 cup milk; 1/2 cup Desiccated coconutpowder; Some finely chopped Almonds for garnishing; Some finely chopped pistachios for garnishing; 5 Almonds cut in half piece for garnishing; 5 cashews cut in half piece for garnishing; Pinch cardamom powder (optional)

Priti Rampuriya @Darshan

Chapeheda, MP

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Phool makhana, fox nut, lotus seeds, Taal makhana.... It is the key ingredient for many dishes prepared in my kitchen such as add in desserts, snacks, paste in veggies for gravy richness. Many uses of these seeds. It itself has a very neutral taste and can takes on flavours that are added to it.
It also finds significance in religious ceremonies in our houses and it is a popular fasting dish prepared during Navratri and other occasions.

Cookies -: A unique and rich recipe of cookies having a signature ingredients. My innovative dish in which my successful tryst with these ingredients. A fox nut which is the key ingredient where benefits are well explained here...-:

1. Low even zero in cholesterol, fat and sodium.
2. Ideal snack to satiate in or between meal hunger pangs.
3. Makhanas are recommended for diabetics due to their low glycemic index.
4. Protect the heart 💓 (due to rich in potassium, magnesium, folate ), helps to control BP (blood pressure) and sustain Cardiac health.
5. An anti-aging enzyme in these seeds is said to help repair damaged proteins.
6. Ayurvedic even Unani beliefs to suggest these nuts as astringent properties that benefit the kidney and it have aphrodisiac properties too.
7. Gluten free, rich in protein, high in carbohydrates. Not only 3-in 1 but having all rounder properties.
8. Low in calories, high fibres as ideal snack for weight loss.

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Priti Rampuriya @Darshan

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Ingredients

30 min.

5-6 people

250 gmMakhana (lotus seed) (fox nut), grind in a powder form
150 gmpowder sugar
4 tbspghee/butter
20almond in powder form
20cashews in Powder form
1 cupmilk
1/2 cupDesiccated coconutpowder
Some finely chopped Almonds for garnishing
Some finely chopped pistachios for garnishing
5Almonds cut in half piece for garnishing
5cashews cut in half piece for garnishing
Pinchcardamom powder (optional)

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Steps

30 min.

1

First collect all the ingredients. In mixer grinder make the powder of these Makhana, Almonds, cashews and take out in a bowl.
2

Now in a powder add all the ingredients like sugar, ghee, cardamom powder, Desiccated coconutpowder, milk and make a soft dough. Keep it for 10 min for rest.
3

Now make the Cookies with the help of cookies cutter or round cap of any jar.
4

Now garnish it with almonds, pistachios, cashews as you wish and bake it at preheated oven for 25 min in 160° of temperature. Check and take out, a nice arroma fragrance comes out.