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How to make pistachio paan
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Pistachio Paan Recipe | Dessert Recipes, Pista Paan
Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
2 mins
Total Time
27 mins
 
Pistachio or pista paan is a very interesting dessert. As it's name suggests, it comprises pista /pistachio and paan and a perfect combination of these two ingredients. Pista barfi sheet is rolled out thinly and given a cone shape like paan then filled with dry fruits flavored with gulkand.
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Indian, North Indian
Servings: 8 pieces
Author: Rachna's Kitchen
Ingredients
For Pistachio Barfi
  • Pistachios- 1 cup
  • Milk Powder- ¼ cup
  • Corn flour -1 tsp
  • Powdered sugar -1 tbsp
  • Edible green color- 4-5 drops
  • Condensed milk- 2 tbsp
  • Cardamom powder- ¼ tsp
For Filling
  • 2 tbsp pistachios blanched, peeled and chopped
  • 2 tablespoons almonds blanched, peeled and chopped
  • 2 tablespoons walnut chopped
  • 4-5 drops Kewra essence
  • 1/4 teaspoon cardamom elaichi powder
  • a few saffron strands optional
Instructions
  1. Place a small size pan over medium heat and add the shelled pistachios.
  2. Roast the pistachios at medium low heat by continuously flipping so that they don't get burn.
  3. Now let the pista cool down and then grind them in mixer to a fine powder.
  4. You may sieve the powder to get rid of any bits of pista left.
  5. Roasting helps to grind the pista into fine powder.
  6. Now let the pista cool down and then grind them in mixer to a fine powder.
  7. You may sieve the powder to get rid of any bits of pista left.
  8. Now add the milk powder, sugar, cardamom powder and corn flour.
  9. Mix it well, add few drops of edible green food color. Add 1 tbsp of condensed milk.
  10. Mix it with hand, it will turn into crumbly texture, again add 1 tbsp of condensed milk. Now you will be be able to form a dough. If not add little more condensed milk.
  11. Chop the dry fruits and set aside.
  12. In a small pan take 1 tsp of butter or ghee (clarified butter) on low heat, add 1 ½ tbsp of condensed milk and stir it.
  13. Add chopped dry fruits, cardomom powder and kewra essence. Stir for 1 minute and turn off the heat.
  14. Now keep the filling mixture aside. Now roll out this dough in between 2 sheets of plastic till it is 5 mm.
  15. Cut 12 squares pieces, you may roll again the scrap pieces or enjoy them as
  16. pista barfi
  17. I got 8 proper square pieces.
  18. Meet the centre point of pieces and join the other half part of barfi. Press it firmly to give a conical shape.
  19. Divide the filling into 8 equal portions. Fill it in the cones with the help of a spoon and garnish with silver leaf and chopped pistachios.
  20. Your home made Pista paan mithai is ready to serve.