Pan Mukhwas
How about digesting your food with some home made Pan Mukhwas....
I have Piper Betal leaves plant growing in my house...it has medium size leaves and when eaten, it has a bit pungent after effect taste. Few days back my husband chopped of some parts of the plant which was growing wild.. immediately I collected all the leaves.. dried it and made Pan Mukhwas.. very easy to make and tasty too...
Ingredients
Approximately 100 Betal Leaves dried and hand crushed
1/2 cup Dry Rose petals
1 cup Gulkand
3 tbsp Sugar
2 tbsp Silver Sugar balls ( optional )
1/4 cup Fennel Seeds roasted
1/4 cup Dhana Dal roasted
2 tbsp Poppy seeds roasted
1/2 cup Shredded Dry Coconut
12 Dried Canned Sweet Cherries chopped
12 Dried Canned Pineapple bites chopped
1/2 cup Coloured Sugar coated Fennel Seeds
6 whole Cardamon powder
8 Clove powder
1 small stick Cardamom powder
2 tsp Fennel seed powder
Method
In a big bowl, mix all the above ingredients very well with hand, gulkand should mix well with other ingredients and store in an airtight container in refrigerator, stays good for 2 months or more.