Paan Panna Cotta Recipe
Paan Panna Cotta is a fusion dessert where pannacotta is flavored with betel leaves (paan), gulkand (rose jam), and Thandai powder. Make this delicious dessert this Holi.
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons agar-agar powder
- 1 cup whole milk (full-fat milk) divided
- 3-4 betel leaves (paan)
- 1 tablespoon rose jam (gulkand)
- 1 tablespoon Thandai powder
- ½ teaspoon rose water
- 1 tablespoon water
- 2 cups unsweetened heavy cream
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
Instructions
- Add agar-agar powder to a small bowl.
- Add ½ cup milk to the bowl and mix well to make a lump-free mixture.
- Keep this mixture aside for 5 minutes. Agar agar will bloom in this time.
- Now tear the betel leaves into small pieces and add the betel leaves, gulkand, thandai powder, rose water, and water into the small jar of a blender and blend to make a smooth paste. Keep aside.
- Add heavy cream, remaining ½ cup milk, and sugar to a saucepan.
- Cook on medium heat until the mixture comes to a boil, stirring frequently.
- Remove the pan from the heat.
- Add the bloomed agar-agar mixture and betel leaves paste to the pan and mix well.
- Note - Check for sugar and add more if required.
- Cover the pan with a lid and let this mixture rest for an hour for the flavors to steep.
- Pass the mixture through a fine-mesh strainer.
- Pour the mixture into small serving bowls and cover the bowls using cling wrap.
- Refrigerate for 4-5 hours to set completely.
- Garnish with saffron soaked in water and almond and pistachio slivers. Serve chilled.
Notes
Replace regular dairy milk with almond milk or coconut milk for a delicious change in flavor.
You can either set the dessert directly in the serving bowls or molds so you can unmold it once it is set or use a silicone muffin pan or cups to set it up. Once set, run a knife around the edges and unmold the panna cotta on the serving plate.
You can use heavy whipping cream in place of regular heavy cream. However, whipping cream has added sugar, while regular heavy cream is unsweetened.
Nutrition
Calories: 518kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 46g | Saturated Fat: 29g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 142mg | Sodium: 57mg | Potassium: 227mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 1848IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 162mg | Iron: 1mg
