Fire Paan

Fire Paans are a craze that’s popular with street food stalls in Rajkot, India in which people are fed a leaf that’s on fire, directly into their mouth. It's certainly a unique digestive-aid to end your meal on a refreshing note. Eating Paan or betel leaves topped with spices, dried fruits like cherries, sugar and nuts, after meals a common practice in India. It tastes great, is a mouth freshner (kind of like a mini flamethrower in your mouth) and is an excellent digestive aid.

In recent years, different flavours and types of eating Paan such as Chocolate Paan, Rasmalai Paan, Ice Paan, Fire Paan etc. have emerged and gained popularity.

Here, the chef makes the popular Fire Paan with betel leaves, sweetened fennel seeds, coconut shavings, tutti frutti and gulkand and using a flambe torch he ‘fires’ the paan. He also makes Paan Shot from this Paan.

Recipe
Main/needed Ingridients for a Fire Paan.


 * betel leaf
 * slaked lime
 * paan kattha
 * paan chutney
 * cardamom
 * sweet supari
 * sweetened fennel seeds
 * mukhwas
 * desiccated coconut
 * tutti frutti
 * gulkand
 * candied cherry
 * cloves
 * betel leaf
 * slaked lime paan kattha
 * paan chutney
 * cardamom
 * sweetened fennel seeds
 * sweet supari
 * mukhwas
 * candied cherries
 * gulkand
 * tutti frutti
 * desiccated coconut
 * 3/4 cup fresh cream
 * 1 1/2 cup melted vanilla icecream
 * ice cubes

For garnish:


 * candied cherries

Processes

 * 1) Take a betel leaf and remove its stalk.
 * 2) Now apply slaked lime and paan kattha on the lead and top it with paan chutney, cardamom, sweet supari, sweetened fennel seeds, mukhwas, desiccated coconut, tutti frutti, gulkand, candied cherry and cloves.
 * 3) Next, using a flambe torch set the Paan ablaze.
 * 4) For making Paan Shot, make a Paan using the same recipe and put in a mixer jar along with fresh cream, melted vanilla ice cream and ice cubes and blend well.
 * 5) Serve chilled in a shot glass.