DIL PASAND / DILPASAND

Yayyyyyy!!!   Am so happy that I I could made this ever green memorable, delicious, scrumptious.....(did I left anything?) bakery snack!  Yesss....It is Dilpasand / Dil Pasand which is a popular South Indian bakery snack.  Am a proud Trichy girl  (District of Tamil Nadu) and grew up as a Srirangam girl,  How could I miss Srirangam Iyengar Bakery?!!! Never!   I just love this bakery snacks and there I started eating this wonderful Dilpasand.  My appa (Dad) used to buy this and I still remember that I never share this with my brother or sister  There are so many snacks I used to love from there, like mundhri pakkoda, bun butter jam, coconut puffs etc.,  and this is one of my favourites!  

The reason behind this post today is my lovable cousin Ramya!  Yesterday when she told me that she had dil pasand it took me to our good old golden days, where our weekend never gone without eating bakery snacks from Rajan Bakery, Kodambbakam, Chennai!  If I start talking about those days, there is no ending for that!! . So coming to the matter, Ramya tempted on saying about dil pasand and I was dying to eat it.  Where I could go for this in Houston other than my Kitchen?   I have surfed some sites and got to know what are all can be added and I modified according to my tastebud to make this delicious Iyengar Bakery Dil Pasand!  

Dil Pasand means , in Hindi "liked by the heart"!  It is very true that no one can say that they don't like it!   It is nothing but, the buttery puff pastry which is filled with coconut, nuts and Tutti Fruity baked to perfection!  Tutti Fruity is a mix of colorful little bits of dried fruits.  It is available in most of the Indian grocery stores.  It is not difficult to make it and can be done in minutes, only baking time counts!  Enjoy making this during this holiday season and have a wonderful holidays! 

INGREDIENTS:

Pastry sheets           - 1
Tutti Frutti              - 1 cup
Grated coconut       - 1/2 cup
Dried cranberries    - 1/4 cup
Walnut                    - 1/4 cup
Almonds                 - 1/4 cup
Kissan Jam             - 1/2 cup
Sugar                      - 1/4 cup
Cardamom powder - a pinch

HOW TO MAKE:

Thaw pastry sheet and keep aside.  In a blender or mixi make a coarse powder of Tutti Frutti and dried cranberry, walnut and almonds separately.

Melt butter in a kadai and add coarsed tutti frutti and nuts.

Add grated coconut, sugar and cardamom powder.  Mix well then add kissan jam.  Blend well together and turn off the stove.  Allow to cool down.  

Once the pastry sheet thawed, make a nice circle by using roll bin.  Do not make very thin neither thick.  Place a mixture in the middle of the circle and bring all the joins in the middle.  Press gently and to make the mixture to spread evenly.  

Brush melted butter on the top.  Preheat oven 425F.  Bake it until golden brown.  Transfer to the cool rack.  Cut them into wedges and serve warm.  

TIPS:

Adding nuts and cranberry is absolutely your choice.  

You can only tutti frutti, grated coconut and cardamom powder.