During the Diwali festival, people inevitably think of fireworks. However, this time instead of setting them off in the sky, you can decorate and eat them right on your table. Recently, the 'Anar Bomb' sweet (Anar Bomb Mithai) has been gaining popularity on social media; it strikingly resembles real fireworks externally, yet possesses incredible taste and richness.
The advantage of this sweet is that it is very easy to prepare at home using only three main ingredients: pane leaves, coconut flakes, and condensed milk. This unusual sweet will surely appeal to children, and guests will appreciate your ingenuity when they see it.
Required Ingredients
The following components are needed for preparation: 4-5 pane leaves (the quantity can be adjusted as necessary), 2 teaspoons of sugar, 1 teaspoon of fennel seeds, ¾ cup of condensed milk, half a cup of finely chopped cashews, 4-5 tablespoons of coconut flakes (to give a brown hue resembling 'Anar Bomb'), ½ teaspoon of cardamom powder (to taste), ghee for greasing hands, and 2 tablespoons of rose petals.
Preparation Instructions
First, thoroughly wash and dry the pane leaves. Then, tear them finely and grind them in a blender together with the fennel seeds and sugar. The resulting mixture must be combined with the coconut flakes, also adding the finely chopped cashews. Next, the condensed milk is added, and all ingredients are thoroughly kneaded until a dough is formed.
Gulakand can be placed in the center of this mass, and then figures resembling pomegranate fireworks are shaped by hand from the mixture. The product is covered with the remaining condensed milk on the top and bottom, and rose petals are attached to both ends. The finished sweet, externally identical to 'Anar Bomb', is ready to be served to guests; they probably won't be able to distinguish it from a real firework.
