Marzi paan balls

Name: Marzi paan balls
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 15 t0 20 balls
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 300 g finely ground almonds; 150 g caster (superfine) sugar; 4 tsp rosewater (optional); 1 tsp vanilla flavouring; a pinch Red food colour; a pinch Green food colour; a pinch Yellow food colour; as required powdered sugar for dusting; as needed Almond flakes to coat the balls

leena sangoi @cook_11785662

Mumbai

#Festive..#Navratri..#Post3
These marzipan balls are so easy to prepare and make a great gift for fasting..

leena sangoi @cook_11785662

Mumbai

#Festive..#Navratri..#Post3
These marzipan balls are so easy to prepare and make a great gift for fasting..

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Ingredients

30 mins

15 t0 20 balls

300 gfinely ground almonds
150 gcaster (superfine) sugar
4 tsprosewater (optional)
1 tspvanilla flavouring
a pinch Red food colour
a pinchGreen food colour
a pinchYellow food colour
as requiredpowdered sugar for dusting
as neededAlmond flakes to coat the balls

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Steps

30 mins

1

Place 100 g of water in a pan.
2

Add the sugar, rosewater and vanilla flavouring. Bring to the boil and simmer for 10 minutes to thicken slightly.
3

Add the syrup to the ground almonds and mix well using a spatula.
4

Turn the paste onto a surface and knead well.
5

Transfer the paste to a plate and chill in the 'fridge for about 30 minutes.
6

Divide the paste into 3 equal pieces.
7

Add ½ tsp of red food colouring to one of the pieces and mix well to create a ball of red marzipan.
8

Repeat with the green food colouring to produce a ball of green marzipan.
9

Repeat with the yellow food colouring to produce a ball of yellow marzipan.
10

Dust a surface with icing sugar and roll each ball out to a length of around 35cm (14").
11

Braid the three strands together and press together.
12

Prepare the balls by cutting about 20 g from the end of the braid and rolling firmly between your hands.
13

You should make around 20 balls.
14

Finish off the balls by rolling in caster sugar / Almond flakes..