Recipe- Healthy And Easy Dessert Phool Makhana Kheer

Phool makhana is usually used during fasting to make different types of sweet and savory dishes. Even plain roasted makhana is a great healthy snack as it is very light to digest and taste good. Makhana is derived from water lily plant ,the puffed lotus seeds are fox nuts.

Makhana is easily available in North India in all the spice stores and supermarket ,they are very light in weight and are reasonably priced as compared to other dry fruits and nuts.

Ingredients

750 gms Whole Milk / Doodh
65 gms Phool makhana/ Fox nuts
3/4 cup Sugar / Chini
10 Almonds / Badam
10 Cashew Nuts / Kaju
10 Pistachio / Pista
2 tsp Chiroli / Chironji
1/2 tsp Cardamom Powder / Elaichi Powder *
1/4 tsp Saffron / Kesar

Method

* Heat 2 tsp ghee in a pan and roast makhana on low flame till they become crisp.

* Let them cool down completely and then take 1/4 makhanas and just crush them slightly or pulse to make 2-3 piece of a makhana.

* Coarsely grind the rest of the makhana and keep aside

* Coarsely grind or crush the almond ,pista and cashews.

* Boil milk in a heavy bottom pan for 5 minutes.

* Now add ground phool makhana and nuts and cook on low flame for approx-15 minutes

* Add sugar and cook for 10 minutes ,keep stirring.

* Add cardamom powder and saffron.

* Serve hot or cold.