Makhanas are also known as fox nuts, Euryale ferox, lotus seeds, gorgon nuts and phool makhana. These seeds are often used in quite a few Indian sweets and savouries like kheer, raita or makhana curry, and are also eaten as an evening tea-time snack. Makhanas are also known as fox nuts, Euryale f more...
Euryale ferox is the only extant species in the genus Euryale. It is a flowering plant classified in the water lily family, Nymphaeaceae, although it is occasionally regarded as a distinct family, Euryalaceae. Unlike other water lilies, the pollen grains of Euryale have three nuclei. more...
makhanas, also called fox nuts , or lotus seeds , come from a plant called euryale fox which grows in the stagnant water of wetlands or ponds in eastern asia. they have been used in chinese medicine since 3000 years and find an important place in the science of ayurveda too. they are low in cholesterol, fat a more...