How to make foxnuts (makhana) powder

Foxnut powder can be a good nutritional add-on to your child's food, and it can be added to almost any recipe. I, personally, prefer to add one spoon of roasted foxnut (makhana) powder in my son's food while serving (porridge, khichdi, homemade cerelac, curd, etc.) to enhance the nutritional value of food. Making foxnut powder is very easy. You can prepare it,  store it in an air-tight container and use it on day to day basis. Here are the steps to make foxnut powder : 

• Dry roast foxnuts till it becomes crunchy and light brown. I add one tablespoon of homemade desi ghee in the beginning (it's an optional step). To perfectly roast, keep it on a low flame in a nonstick pan for around ~60-70 min. Keeping it on the high flame will cause it to burn in no time. So don't use high flame at all. Don't cover it with lid. After 10-15 min, you can stir it with a wooden spoon. Since we are using low flame, even you keep it for a longer time (5-10 min) or forget to switch off the flame, it will not burn. 

• Let it cool and then put roasted foxnuts in a mixer jar and use a mixer/grinder to make powder from it. 

Foxnut is a perfect gluten-free and guilt-free snack for adults as well. It is not just healthy but equally tasty as well. I prefer it over namkeen/chips etc. So you can roast foxnuts in more quantity while preparing foxnut powder for your kid, after roasting keep some portion of it aside, add black pepper and salt (or any other spices you like) in it and have it as a snack.  
Given below is an economic and good quality option to buy foxnuts. Or if you prefer, you can buy organic foxnuts from any local store.

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