There is a tin of this on our kitchen counter at all times. It takes five minutes and makes the whole house smell like a tempering.

You will need

  • 2 cups roasted makhana
  • 1/2 cup peanuts
  • 10 curry leaves
  • 1 tsp mustard seeds
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric
  • 1 tbsp cold-pressed oil
  • Juice of half a lime
  • Rock salt to taste

Method

  1. Warm the oil in a wide pan. Add mustard seeds and let them pop.
  2. Add curry leaves and turmeric, then the peanuts. Toast for a minute.
  3. Add the makhana and toss gently for two minutes.
  4. Turn off the heat, add salt and lime, and toss again.
  5. Cool completely before storing in an airtight jar.

Keeps for a week. It will not last that long.