PHOOL MAKHANA (WATER LILY SEEDS) ALSO KNOWN AS FOX NUTS The Superfood |Lotus Seeds. When popped, Water lily Seeds looks just like popcorn. I personally roast the seeds and include several spices (mustard seeds, cashew/peanuts, curry leaves, asafetida, chilli powder, etc), and make a big batch and store in reusable glass jars . A Bag of these seeds, also known as fox nuts, will cost you much more: over $170 per kilogram. Farmers in India work tirelessly for over four days, partially submerged in 4-foot-deep water, kneeling in the scorching sun, and roasting the seeds in blazing-hot woks. Even when everything is done just right, there is no guarantee that a seed will actually pop.