Vegetarian · “fox nuts”

Bihar Dessert

Bihar Makhana Kheer Fox Nut Milk Pudding Vrat Fasting

Puffed lotus seeds slow-cooked in full-fat milk with sugar and cardamom — the elegant...

⏱ 5 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Easy

Bihar Dessert

Makhana Kheer

Fox nuts slow-cooked in saffron-sweetened milk — Bihar's most celebrated and...

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 35 min cook

Easy

Bihar Lunch

Makhana Curry

Fox nuts in cashew-cream gravy — the sophisticated Mithila vegetarian curry

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Medium

Bihar Snack

Makhana Raita

Roasted fox nuts in spiced yogurt — Bihar's most elegant cooling accompaniment

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 10 min cook

Easy

Bihar Snack

Bihari Roasted Makhana

Makhana dry-roasted in ghee with chilli and black salt — the Bihar protein snack

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 10 min cook

Easy

Bihar Lunch

Bihari Makhana Pulao

Basmati rice cooked with fox nuts and whole spices — the Bihari special occasion rice

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium