Paan Pops
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Just like a cracker that lights up the night sky so do these exquisite Paan Pops that look like a regular cake pop, but bite into them and they burst out their true desi Meetha Paan flavour.
You have to try these for yourself super soon and make a big batch coz you just can't stop at one.
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Ingredients
- 200 gms gulkand rose petal jam
- 100 gms dried grated coconut or dessicated coconut
- 10 deseeded dates khajur OR 20 candied cherries a.k.a karonda
- 100 gms dark cooking chocolate milk cooking chocolate will also do, but I like the new dimension that the bitterness of the dark chocolate brings
- 1 tbsp mukhwas see notes for what this is
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Instructions
- Start by combining the gulkand, coconut and mukhwas in a bowl. Mix until all the ingredients are well combined.
- Now roll out bite sized balls of the mixture and insert half a date (cut breathwise) or one cheery if using that into the center of the ball. Close the ball well (It sticks easily because of the gulkand). Refrigerate these balls for at leas 30 mins
- In the meantime temper some dark cooking chocolate, to do this finely chop the chocolate, heat half of this chocolate in a microwave safe bowl for 30 secs, remove and mix, another 20 secs remove and mix and another 10 secs.
- Once the all the chocolate has melted, add in the remaining chopped chocolate, stir well till all the chocolate pieces dissolve.
- Your tempered chocolate is ready (which means it won't melt at room temperature and soil your fingers)
- Now drop in one prepared ball.
- Roll it around well to coat evenly
- Remove onto a clean plate and immediately sprinkle sugar sprinkles on top if using.
- Cool these again for 10 mins before serving and your quick and easy Diwali treat is ready! Enjoy!
Notes
Mukhwas is a colorful Indian after-meal snack or digestive aid that also freshens the breath. It can be made of various seeds and nuts, but is often found with fennel seeds, anise seeds, coconut, and sesame seeds. They are sweet in flavor and highly aromatic due to added sugar and the addition of various essential oils, including peppermint oil. The seeds can be savory or sweet-coated in sugar and brightly colored.
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Yum yum yummy! Chocolate is the major attractive component to mask all the other healthy ingredients’ strong flavor. Very nice digestive pops for kids.
I m fan of this recipe because you have really innovated gulkand which is a cooling traditional food for us but kids never love it as its sticky but when given as chocolate nothing will beat it.