There are two street foods that I have missed dearly in this Covid-19 struck world – Gol Gappas and Paan. When every waking minute outside requires a sanitizer and a mask it’s difficult to truly enjoy these simple foods, health concerns aside. So we started making Paan at home and looks like this one’s going to be made at home for a long time.
Ingredients:
Paan leaf
Chuna (limestone)
Kattha
Gulkand
Rose powder
Meethi supari
Sweet dried dates
Meethi saunf
Saunf
Dessicated coconut shavings
Elaichi
Clove
Cherry
Recipe:
Take the paan leave (I washed it with fruit friendly soap first) and keep it in the fridge to cool it.
Mix chuna and kattha with water. Take very small quantities for both as you don’t want to overpower their flavour.
Lay out all the ingredients on a plate. This is really crucial as it eases the entire process and you can visualise portions.
Apply kattha and chuna to the paler side of the leaf, fold the edges and make a sort of cone and fill it with all the ingredients.
Secure it with a clove or a toothpick and attach a cherry on top.
Enjoy your food! 😊
