Paan-Gulkand Milkshake/Paan Thandaai

Paan Gulkand Milkshake/Paan Thandai – This cooling and refreshing summer drink made with Paan(betel leaves) and Gulkand(Rose petal preserve) is ridiculously easy to make, and is full of flavors. It’s more like drinking your meetha paan. When meetha paan mixed with sweet gulkand, fennel seeds, cardamom and churned with vanilla ice-cream, yum…gives your party a perfect starter. This drink is super soothing, every flavor gel well together, that this recipe never go wrong to beat scorching summers.

Paan or Betel leaves are very popular and often consumed in Asia. Betel leaves are also used for religious ceremonies. These leaves contain many medicinal and healing benefits and are full of vitamins and great source of calcium. In India paan prepared using Kattha (Catechu), Supari (Areca nut), Gulkand (Rose petal jam), Tobacco is very popular as an after meal mouth freshener. For younger generation and kids Meetha paan or paan without tobacco is served. And one of the Meetha a very popular in among kids is chocolate paan. Paan can be served using varieties of combination, may or may not be sweet, as per people taste buds.

This summer give this recipe a try, I am sure everyone gonna just love this. And if you happened to be paan lover, this is a must try for you.

Step by Step Instructions with Photos

For Paan Gulkand Mixture/Paste

1. Take 4-5 betel/paan leaves and rinse well. Tilt the leaves behind and trim off their stalk.
2. Chop or  just hand tear the leaves into small pieces.

3. Now in a blender add together, chopped paan leaves, saunf, 2-3 ice cubes. You can add water too for grinding but ice cubes help to retain the color of paan leaves.
4. Give it a nice grind so that leaves almost turn into paste (coarse mixture). 
5. Now add in gulkand, elaichi powder/pod, food color (if using) and grind again to make a smooth looking fine paste. Add more ice if required. 

6. This paste can be stored an airtight container for couple of days in refrigerator or you can freeze to store it for longer time. 

For Paan Gulkand Milkshake

1. To make paan gulkand milkshake all you need to do is gather all the ingredients you have ready by now. It will be done in no time.
2. In a blender add paan gulkand mix, chilled milk, 2 scoops of vanilla ice-cream and blend well until smooth. Add ice cubes if required.

3. Pour into serving glasses, garnish with dry rose petals and serve chilled.

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Paan-Gulkand Milkshake/Paan Thandaai

Author: Rekha Nahata Cooking Method: Grinding Cuisine: Indian Courses: Beverages & Drinks Recipe Keys: D Delicious F Festive Recipe F From the scratch H Homemade

Difficulty: Beginner Prep Time 20 min Cook Time 5 min Total Time 25 mins Servings: 2 Best Season: Summer

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Paan Gulkand Milkshake - This cooling and refreshing summer drink made with Paan(betel leaves) and Gulkand(Rose petal preserve) is ridiculously easy to make, and is full of flavors. This drink is super soothing, every flavor gel well together, that this recipe never go wrong to beat scorching summers.

Ingredients

Servings

For Paan Gulkand Mixture/Paste

• 4 pc Betel leaves/fresh paan patta
• 3-4 Tbsp. Gulkand/ Rose jam
• 2 Tsp. Saunf/fennel seeds
• 1 pod Elaichi/Green cardamon powder
• 1-2 drop Green food color (optional)
• Ice cubes or water (For grinding)

For Paan Gulkand Milkshake

• 2 Tbsp. Paan gulkand paste
• 2 cups Milk (chilled)
• 2 scoops Vanilla ice-cream
• 4 cubes Ice cubes
• Dry rose petals (for garnishing)

Instructions

For Paan Gulkand Mixture/Paste

1. Take 4-5 betel/paan leaves and rinse well. Tilt the leaves behind and trim off their stalk.

2. Chop or  just hand tear the leaves into small pieces.

3. Now in a blender add together, chopped paan leaves, saunf, 2-3 ice cubes. You can add water too for grinding but ice cubes help to retain the color of paan leaves.

4. Give it a nice grind so that leaves almost turn into paste (coarse mixture). 

5. Now add in gulkand, elaichi powder/pod, food color (if using) and grind again to make a smooth looking fine paste. Add more ice if required. 

6. This paste can be stored an airtight container for couple of days in refrigerator or you can freeze to store it for longer time. 

For Paan Gulkand Milkshake

1. To make paan gulkand milkshake all you need to do is gather all the ingredients you have ready by now. It will be done in no time.

2. In a blender add paan gulkand mix, chilled milk, 2 scoops of vanilla ice-cream and blend well until smooth. Add ice cubes if required.

3. Pour into serving glasses, garnish with dry rose petals and serve chilled

Note

• Vegan version: To make this recipe vegan use soy/almond milk and ice-cream.
• Garnishing: For garnishing, you can use chopped nuts like pistachios, almonds and cashews. Or you can use sweet fennel seeds, tutti fruity. I have used dry rose petal here.
• Food color: Adding food color is totally optional here. If you wish you can add few drops of green food color.
• Sweetener: I have not used any kinds of sweetener to make this drink as gulkand is sweet and contain a lot of sugar. Plus ice-cream is also sweet.
• Storage: This paste can be stored an airtight container for couple of days in refrigerator or you can freeze to store it for longer time.

Keywords: Delicious, Homemade, From the scratch, Festive recipe