Phool Makhana Curry | Healthy Indian Fox Nuts Curry
Phool Makhana Curry, also known as Makhane ki Sabzi, is a luxurious, creamy North Indian dish. This curry features "fox nuts" or "lotus seeds" that are first roasted to a crisp and then simmered in a velvety, spice-infused gravy.
Ingredients
- 1 cup Phool Makhana / Lotus seeds
- Salt to Taste
- 2 Onion finely chopped
- 2 Tomato blanched
- 2 Green Chillis
- 1 tsp Red Chilli Powder
- 1 tsp Garam Masala
- 3 tbsp Oil
- 5 to 6 Curry Leaves
- 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
Instructions
- Chop onions,
- Blanch tomatoes.
- slit green chillis.
- In a thick bottom kadai, heat 1 tsp ghee and roast phool makhana.
- Roast them till they turn crispy.
- Keep them aside.
- In a blender jar add blanched tomatoes and 1 green chilli.
- Blend it to make fresh tomato puree.
- We can add soaked cashew nuts too to get creamy texture to the curry.
- Heat a pan, add cumin seeds and allow them to splutter.
- Once the cumin start spluttering add chopped onions, slit green chilli.
- Saute them till the onions turn translucent.
- Add curry leaves too.
- Add freshly made tomato puree, salt and turmeric powder.
- Add red chilli powder and garam masala powder too.
- Combine all of them well and add little water.
- Let the curry cook well and add roasted phool makhana.
- Allow them to cook till turn soft.
- Lastly before switching off add fresh coriander leaves and kasuri methi.
- Serve phool makhana curry with roti, chapati or any flavored rice.
Notes
Roast phool makhana without fail.
They must turn crisp and when pressed crumble well.
Cook the makhana in the gravy till they turn soft and mushy.
Serve the curry immediately.