Fruit Paan

A mind-boggling mouth freshener loaded with the goodness of fresh fruits with a crunch of  nuts  and organic honey ,laced with silver leaf.

Preparation Time: 15 minutes

Serves- 4

Chilling time in refrigerator- 30 minutes

Ingredients and Quantity:

For the Paan:

Kolkata Betel leaves- 08 nos.

For the Filling:

Sweet lime, thick cubes / slices- 01 slice

Grapes, sliced- 02 tsp.

Seasonal fruits, finely chopped- as desired

Dry fruits and mixed nuts- 02 tsp.

Organic honey – 01 tbsp.

Mixed  nuts, roughly chopped- 01 tsp.

Gulkand- 01 tsp.

Fennel seeds / Fennel seeds coated- 1/4^th tsp.

Nutmeg powder- 1/4^th tsp.

Tutti fruiti-02 tsp.

For the Garnishing:

Silver leaf (Chandi Ka Vark) – 1 medium sheet

Glaced / glazed cherries- 04 nos.

Toothpicks- 04 nos.

Method:

For the Paan:

Prepare a mixture by mixing the above ingredients mentioned in the ingredient list of filling

Wash the betel leaves and wipe them dry. Trim and discard the stem.

Put 2 leaves one over the other and place 1 tsp of the prepared mixture.

Fold to a triangle / cone, dip into the chocolate ganache and seal with toothpick and glaced / glazed cherry. Apply silver leaf.  Repeat the process to make more Paan.

Place in the refrigerator to chill for 30 minutes or more if desired

Serve chilled after a heavy meal.

 Chef Tips:

I personally suggest not to add / use Betel Nut (Supari), Catechu (Katha) and Lime paste (Chuna) in the Chocolate Paan if it has to be consumed by children.