Chaitra Navratri is starting from 30 March 2025, Sunday. During this time many devotees will fast for 9 days. During this time you can make protein rich Makhana Namkeen for healthy snacks. Let's know the method.

In India, preparations for any festival are started well in advance. Navratri will start from 30 March. For these nine days also, devotees take care of every thing with great enthusiasm. Many people observe fruit fast for these nine days, but fasting for such a long time causes weakness due to very little fat and salt entering the body, so it is very important to eat nutrient rich fruit foods. If you are also going to fast in Navratri, then you can make Makhana fruit namkeen which can be eaten as a healthy snack. This namkeen will also give you energy.

Makhana has almost no calories and it is rich in many nutrients apart from calcium, protein, fiber. Apart from this, many other healthy things will also be added to this falahari namkeen, which will keep you energetic even during fasting. So let's know how to make this falahari namkeen.

What ingredients will be needed for namkeen?

If you want to make falahari namkeen for Navratri, then for this you will need makhana, potatoes, peanuts, some nuts like almonds and cashews. Apart from this, you can take dry coconut. At the same time, you will need some basic spices like black pepper powder, rock salt and desi ghee. Let's know the method of making it.

Make falahari namkeen in this way

First of all, peel the potato and grate it a little thick. After this, wash it and spread it on a cotton cloth and let the moisture dry. Roast the makhana till then. After this, roast the peanuts well so that the rawness goes away and the crunchiness comes. Put some Desi ghee in the pan and roast the chopped dry coconut till it becomes crunchy. If you do not want to use fat, you can make it crispy in the oven. When the moisture of the potatoes dries up, fry them till they become crunchy and then place them on a napkin and let the fat dry. Fry almonds and cashews in ghee as well. Now mix all the things together and add black pepper powder, rock salt. Your crunchy namkeen is ready.

Store the namkeen in this way

It is important to store the namkeen properly so that it does not get moist. You can store this namkeen in an airtight glass jar. Even if you do not add rock salt, this namkeen tastes very tasty. Do not eat it in large quantities, otherwise you may feel stomach ache, because the stomach remains completely empty during fasting. If you do not want fat in the namkeen, then avoid potatoes.