Roasted Lotus Seeds (Makhana Seeds)

We can make the worlds healthiest snack from lotus seeds. And you know the best part of this recipe it is very less time consuming. To make lotus seeds snack, we need 5 minutes only.

Note - Lotus seeds has many health benefits

Required Ingredients

1. Lotus Seeds

2. Ghee or Butter or Sesame oil

3. Black Pepper

Method

• Take a pan and dry roast the lotus seeds until they show a slight change in colour. It means they are rosted

• You can also break them by hand, and you'll see the crunch of the makhanas (Lotus seeds).

• Now again take a pan add 1 or 2 teaspoon of Butter (Ghee, Sesame oil).

• Add salt to taste and black pepper as per your requirement.

• Keep tossing the makhanas until the salt and black pepper coat them completely.

Note - Do not roast lotus seeds on high flame.

Roasted Lotus Seeds

100 % Healthy

Benefits of Lotus seeds (Makhana)

• Lotus seeds may help you to loose weight because 100 g of lotus seeds 89 calories.

• 100g lotus seeds have 4 g of protein, it is almost 4 % of your daily value.

• It may help to enhance your heart health, liver health, immune system.

• It helps in lowering the blood sugar levels.

• Traditionally lotus seeds are used to improve fertility.