Chocolate Paan + Recipe (variation 1)

History of Indian cuisine dates back to nearly 5,000-years ago when various groups and cultures interacted with India that led to a diversity of flavours and regional cuisines.

Indian cuisine comprises of a number of regional cuisines. The diversity in soil type, climate, culture, ethnic group and occupations, these cuisines differ from each other mainly due to the use of locally available spices, herbs, vegetables and fruits. Indian food is also influenced by religious and cultural choices and traditions.

Foreign invasions, trade relations and colonialism had introduced certain foods to the country like potato, chillies and breadfruit and paan can be considered as one of them.

As of late there has been a trend of fusion food and "Paan Chocolate" is one of them.

Chocolate Melting Techniques

Chocolate is delicious in any form, so why melt it? By melting chocolate, you create a tool for dipping, topping, and decorating with chocolate. You also take a key step in following recipes for a wide range of goodies including chocolate icing, truffles, certain types of brownies and cupcakes, chocolate souffle, and much more. 

There are different types of chocolate for melting; before selecting your chocolate it's important to know whether it is specifically formulated to be melted for a chocolate fountain or to create a crispy coating. 

First Method Double Boiler Method/warm bath/ Over the stove:

History of Chocolate's

The history of chocolates dates back to the Mesoamerican age.It is assumed that they were the first to consume chocolate and there's enough scientific evidence to support it.

Mesoamerican usage:

A Maya lord forbids an individual from touching a container of chocolate.

Chocolate has been prepared as a drink for nearly all of its history. For example, one vessel found at an Olmec archaeological site on the Gulf Coast of Veracruz, Mexico, dates chocolate's preparation by pre-Olmec peoples as early as 1750 BC. On the Pacific coast of Chiapas, Mexico, a Mokaya archaeological site provides evidence of cacao beverages dating even earlier, to 1900 BC. The residues and the kind of vessel in which they were found indicate the initial use of cacao was not simply as a beverage, but the white pulp around the cacao beans was likely used as a source of fermentable sugars for an alcoholic drink.

Chocolate vs Candy vs Toffey

Hard boiled candy, also known as sugar candy, is made from sugar and water or milk. Toffee is a type of candy, in which sugar or molasses is mixed with butter and occasionally flour, and heated to the point of caramelizing. Chocolate, on the other hand, varies from candy. Instead of being made primarily of sugar, chocolate is actually made form the seeds of the tropical Theobroma cacao tree.

Have some Chocolates.. it'll make you feel Happy...

There are so many reasons why chocolate makes people happy that it’s difficult to know where to start, but let’s begin with the simpler explanations. Think about the last time you ate a piece of chocolate. Did it make you happy? The chances are that it did. Chocolate makes people happy because it tastes good and provides a moment’s respite from busy, and often stressed-out, lives. For some, chocolate is a guilty pleasure, and we are firm believers in the old adage that forbidden fruit is always the most satisfying. Just seeing chocolate, or inhaling its wonderful aroma, has quickened the beat of many a chocolate-lover’s heart.