Any recipe to cook puffed lotus seeds?

Southindian recipe for lotus seeds

Any recipe to cook puffed lotus seeds?
• For Raita:


• 1 cup makhane (puffed lotus seeds)


• 2 cups yoghurt


• 1/2 tsp. black salt


• 1/2 tsp. table salt


• 1 tsp. roasted cumin (coarsely ground)


• For the Tarka or Tempering:


• 1/4 tsp. oil


• 1/2 tsp. mustard seeds


• 1/4 tsp. red chilli powder


• For the Garnish:


• 1 tbs. green coriander leaves, chopped





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Instructions





1. Dry roast the makhane lightly in an oven or dry fry in a wok or karahi.


2. When cooled, crush coarsely into about 1/4 inch chunks. You can do this by placing them in a kitchen towel and gently beating over it with a rolling pin.


3. Beat the yoghurt lightly with a fork, with black salt, table salt and roasted cumin seeds. Do not use an electric blender as this makes the yogurt a bit too runny.


4. Add makhane to the beaten yogurt and fold them in.


5. Tarka:


6. Heat the oil in a tarka pan/ladle. When smoking hot, add the mustard seeds and chilli powder and quickly add to the yogurt. Mix and serve with an Indian meal, garnished with chopped coriander leaves.