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Paan shots

Name: Paan shots
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Street food
Ingredients: 8 leaves stems removed betel leaf; 3 tbsp gulkand; 2 tsp fennel seeds; 1 1/2 tbsp desiccated coconut (unsweetened shredded coconut); a pinch cardamom; 2 big scoops vanilla ice cream; 2/3 cup cold milk; 4 cubes ice cubes; 1 tbsp to top tutti frutti (glacé fruit, candied fruit)

The whole paan, blended cold and served in a glass the size of a thimble.

10 minTime

2 gProtein each

mildSpice

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Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.

The original

101kcal

2 gprotein

1 gfibre

10minutes

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table. Grandma's way is the starting point the other versions are compared with.

Ingredients

Betel leaf8 leaves, stems removed

Gulkand3 tbsp

Fennel seeds2 tsp

Desiccated coconut (unsweetened shredded coconut)1½ tbsp

Cardamoma pinch

Vanilla ice cream2 big scoops

Milk⅔ cup, cold

Ice cubes4 cubes

Tutti frutti (glacé fruit, candied fruit)1 tbsp, to top

Method

4 steps

1Tear the betel leaves into the blender with the gulkand, fennel, coconut, cardamom and half the milk. Blend smooth.
2Add the ice cream, the rest of the milk and the ice. Blend 30 seconds.
3Taste. Add a spoon more gulkand if your leaves are peppery.
4Pour into chilled shot glasses and top with tutti frutti.

Serve it like this

Serve on a tray of crushed ice with a small betel leaf under each glass.

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Paan shots

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