Soan Papdi!

Ah, a new favorite sweet that I discovered at an American Center function. The American Center works in conjunction with USIEF, Jarrod's "employer" while he's on Fulbright. They have cultural programs and things periodically, and always serve delicious sweets and cha afterword.

Anyway, I was surprised and delighted when I tasted the new sweet that was on my plate. Wikipedia describes its texture as crispy and flaky, but it's more threadlike-crispy. Totally awesome. Here's a picture:



It's a dry sweet, flavored with cardamom and pistachio. After the American Center event, I went out and bought an 8-pack of Haldiram's packaged stuff for Rs 40 at Spencers. We polished it off and then got some more. We polished it off again.

Then we decided that we didn't need the packaged stuff. On the street one day we came across a guy selling it for Rs 2 apiece, so we each got one. It was good, of course. Another day we went into a sweet shop and bought eight pieces for Rs 40 (same price as packaged!). We're still finishing this last round--they're a little weird-tasting, just the way the shop makes them. Whatever :)