Navratri 2025: Five Makhana Recipes for Festive Fasting

During Navratri, many people fast and eat specific foods.

This article provides five easy and delicious recipes using makhana (fox nuts), a healthy, crunchy snack.

You can make makhana kheer, a sweet dessert, or makhana tikki with potatoes.

There's also makhana namkeen, a savory snack, and makhana aloo sabzi, a curry, or makhana barfi.

These recipes offer different ways to enjoy makhana while observing the festival.