Name: Sweet makhana recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 1 and 1/4 cups phool makhana; 3 tbsp sugar; 1/4 cup water; 1/4 tsp cardamom powder; 1/8 tsp dry ginger powder

Sweet makhana recipe – a sweet version of roasted makhana.I always wanted to try this sweet makhana as I have a sweet tooth.Last week when I had just little makhana remaining tried this and both the kids enjoyed it.As it was a experiment I just made very little and it got over in no time and that justifies it was that good 🙂

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Sweet makhana recipe

Sweet makhana recipe using sugar syrup

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time15 mins

Total Time25 mins

Course: Snack

Cuisine: Indian

Servings2

AuthorSharmilee J

Ingredients

1 and 1/4 cups phool makhana
3 tbsp sugar
1/4 cup water
1/4 tsp cardamom powder
1/8 tsp dry ginger powder

Instructions

In a pan add the makhana and start roasting it.Roast it in low flame.If you want to verify if its done, just pop one or 2 in your mouth it should be crispy then its done else roast for some more time.Set aside.
Take sugar in a pan,add water to it.Heat it up.
Add cardamom and dry grinder powder,keep cooking.Sugar will first dissolve then start to thicken up.
Keep a small plate of water and keep checking.When you add few drops to the plate first the syrup will get dissolved after sometime it will stand still in water without dissolving and try to gather and form a ball,it will form a little loose ball,this is the right consistency we want.
Add roasted makhana, toss well and switch off.
Mix well and set aside for 10mins.Now you can see a white layer covering up the makhanas yes its perfect then!

Notes

You can try replacing sugar with jaggery too.

Steps to make Sweet makhana recipe:

In a pan add the makhana and start roasting it.Roast it in low flame.If you want to verify if its done, just pop one or 2 in your mouth it should be crispy then its done else roast for some more time.Set aside.
Take sugar in a pan,add water to it.Heat it up.
Add cardamom and dry grinder powder,keep cooking.Sugar will first dissolve then start to thicken up.
Keep a small plate of water and keep checking.When you add few drops to the plate first the syrup will get dissolved after sometime it will stand still in water without dissolving and try to gather and form a ball,it will form a little loose ball,this is the right consistency we want.
At this stage add roasted makhana.
Mix well and set aside for 10mins.Now you can see a white layer covering up the makhanas yes its perfect then!