Makhana Bhel (Fox Nut & Raw Veg Low-calorie Snack)
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Description
Diet snack replacing rice of Mumbai specialty stall snack 'Bhel Puri (puffed rice)' with super-low-calorie superfood 'Makhana (fox nuts)', tossed with raw veg/chutneys.
Restaurants serving Makhana Bhel (Fox Nut & Raw Veg Low-calorie Snack)
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Makhana(Fox nuts)
- Onion
- Tomato
- Cucumber
- Green chutney
- Tamarind chutney
- Lemon juice
- Chaat Masala
Instructions
- [For
- Servings/Ingredients] 50g Makhana (popped fox nuts, commercial), 1/
- minced raw red onion, 1/
- minced tomato, 1/
- minced cucumber,
- tbsp green chutney,
- tbsp tamarind chutney,
- tsp lemon juice,
- tsp Chaat Masala, cilantro.
- Dry-roast white round popcorn-like 'Makhana (popped fox nuts)' in pan without oil for mins, making crispy texture cracking 'crunch' when pressed with fingers.
- Dump dry-roasted Makhana into large stainless bowl (*Makhana is low calorie ~350kcal/100g, featuring air-like lightness).
- To emphasize crispiness, toss red onions, tomatoes, cucumbers minced into tiny cubes.
- Here's flavor keystone. Add 'green chutney' effective with green chili/herb heat and sweet-sour 'tamarind chutney' (*Not a single drop of oil used).
- Squeeze Chaat Masala and lemon juice tight, swiftly/vigorously toss overall 'Shaka-shaka!' with spoon before Makhana absorbs sauce getting soggy.
- Scatter fresh cilantro to finish. Makhana 'crispy-fluffy' texture, raw veg freshness, and intense sour-spicy sauces entwine, completely satisfying desire to eat potato chips—invincible raw snack.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Unsweetened puffed rice or brown rice puffs (as calorie-suppressed puff snack sub for Makhana)
Pairing
Carbonated water、Unsweetened herbal tea
Trivia
[Hardcore] Diet hack replacing India's national junk snack 'Bhel Puri' using rice puffs with latest superfood 'Makhana (fox nut seeds)'. Makhana is deemed highly anti-aging in Ayurveda, rich in calcium/protein. Establishing flavor solely via spice punch power without oil, god-tier snack perfectly soothing dieter's withdrawal symptom 'absolutely want to eat snack chips at midnight' with zero-calorie guilt.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Before Makhana softens from sauce, wildly toss into mouth grabbing by hand from bowl, exhaustively tasting crispiness/acidity explosion within 30 seconds!
Allergen
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