Attention: Here’s the Delicious Dessert After Meals

“Desserts are the fairy tales of the kitchen—a happily-ever-after to supper.” Can’t agree more with Terri Guillemets on this quote. You see, dessert is not just a sweet treat, it’s a craving, happiness, a way of finishing the meal, and a lot more. Like, in India there’s a tradition of having mukhwas mouth fresheners after meals. It is the best dessert to have as it not just quenches the post-meal sweet craving, but helps in better digestion, absorbing more nutrients from food, combating bad breath, etc.

Presently, there are a lot of dessert options in the market but most of them are adulterated, filled with harmful chemicals, have preservatives and additives, etc. But don’t worry, today we’ll talk about the best dessert options after meals which are based on the principles of Ayurveda.  

So, as per Ayurveda, having a tablespoon of mukhwas after heavy meals is the best sweet treat for our body. It has several benefits which we already discussed in the previous blog. Let’s quickly check the best delicious dessert options after meals which are suggested in the Ayurveda.   

Paan– Paan is very much loved by people in India. Even, a lot of people have this habit of eating meetha paan after their meals. Sweet paan ingredients include contents like betel leaf, fennel seeds, gulkand, etc. which have numerous benefits as per Ayurveda. So, consuming pan post meals is good practice and can be considered a delicious and healthy dessert. 

But obviously, everyone can’t have paan every time going outside. Don’t worry about that too as trustworthy brands like Tummy Pops are offering delicious hygienically packed and prepared paan without supari and tobacco. Calcutta Paan (also known as Kalkatti Pan / Kolkata Paan) and Bombay Special Meetha Paan are one of the best-packaged paan in the market with zero additives and preservatives. It has ingredients like saunf, khajur, dry paan, peppermint, essential oil, and dhaniya dal which are rich in nutrients. This makes them delicious yet the best after meals. 

Gulkand– Gulkand (Rose Petal Jam) is delicious, low in calories, and rich in nutrients. This makes them perfect after-meal. As per Ayurveda, one teaspoon of gulkand post meals improves our gut health, keeps skin and hair healthy, and has a lot of other benefits too. There are many ways to eat gulkand. You can have it directly, put it on betel leaf and eat it, you can mix it with water and have it. No matter in which form it is consumed, it’s always beneficial.

Sweet Fennel Seeds (Saunf) – Fennel seeds are an amazing Indian spice. It can be called a boon as well as it has so many benefits. Consuming it every day post-meal is the best routine you can have. It is rich in fiber and a lot of other nutrients. That’s why saunf are quite popular after-meal in India. At home and in restaurants, it is served as a natural mouth freshener or digestive post meals. Fennel seeds are available in a lot of forms in the market. Rajasthani saunf mix, green sweet saunf, saunf churi, Kesar saunf mix, and candied fennel seeds are some of the popular options available in the market. All of these are super delicious and can be utilized after the meal.

Churan Goli– Churan candy is one of the most popular and super tasty after meals. It is loved by people of all ages. From local shops in villages to marts in big cities, you’ll find this everywhere. Some of the popular churan golis are imli candy, spice mix candy, anardana, hing peda candy, gulkand goli, pudina goli, ram ladoo, jeera goli, nimbu goli, etc. all of these are delicious and work as digestive as well. Not just after meals, you can have it anytime you feel like it. These are sweet-sour-tangy in taste, basically the ideal treat to quench the craving of all your tastebuds.

Khajur (Dates)– Dates are a superfood as it is rich in nutrients and provides super amazing benefits to our body. Hence, dates are dried and delicious mukhwas mouth fresheners are made out of them so that we can have tasty after meals which is beneficial for our body too. Khajoor, Chhuhara (Chuhara), etc. are mixed with sweet-sour-tangy spices which make them even more tasteful. Maybe that’s why it is liked by a lot of people across the globe. 

Aam Papad Pachak– Aam papad is the best way to enjoy mango in every season and is a delicious after-meal as well. It is made by drying mango juice and then coating it with some sour and tangy spices. It tastes delicious and hence is loved by children as well as adults. Even a lot of oldies as well love to have it. It’s perfect yet delicious after meal to have as it helps with better digestion too. However, you can have it anytime, anywhere. 

Sweet Candy – Candies are the handiest sweet treat to have after meals. We just need to pop up the toffee from the packet and that’s all, the rest is all about enjoying the taste. One should always keep candies with them as not just post meals, you can have them anytime you find yourself in a sweet rush. Orange candy, litchi candy, Kacchhi Keri (raw mango) candy, coconut candy, chatpati candy, masala candy, Kala khatta, candy, paan candy, peppermint candy, mix candy, fruit balls, etc. are some of the tasty candies you can have. Choose one or some and always have it with you.   

Fruit Jelly– For those who like soft candies, fruit jelly candy is for them. It comes in different flavors and is colorful (which is why it’s eye candy too). Fruit jellies can be consumed by children above the age of 3 years. Even old people can have it. It is one of the best after meals. Hence, this needs to be on your dining tables, office drawer, etc. Whenever you feel like having it, you can just pop it up. It gives you instant energy as it has sugar in it as well.  

After meals are something which we have daily, post every heavy meal. There are so many delicious dessert options but we suggest you choose the ones which are not just delicious but are healthy for your body as well. The above-suggested options are made with nutrient-rich ingredients hence these are some of the ideal options you can choose from! Paan, Gulkand, Sweet Saunf, Dry Dates, Aam Papad, Sweet Candy, and Fruit Jelly are eatables that are consumed by people for a long time. Some of the after meals like pan, gulkand, saunf, etc. were consumed by our ancestors too and are a part of the Indian food history.  

We suggest you have after-meals that are free from harmful chemicals, made from nutrient-rich ingredients, and delicious too at the same time. Tummy Pops has the best range of mukhwas mouth fresheners, churan golis, and candies which have the checkpoints mentioned above. The classic range of Tummy Pops edibles is inspired by the principles of Ayurveda. They are handmade in small batches with sundried ingredients to retain the best and original tastes. The Nukkad range has a wide variety of mukhwas, candies, and churan golis which are hygienically prepared and packed, and delicious. All the products of tummy pops are packed in food-grade packaging so that it is 100% safe to consume and store.  

In this era, natural mukhwas are losing their existence even though they are tasty and healthy. It’s high time we ditch those unhealthy desserts, after meals, and other eatables and move back to our roots, which is one of the most precious legacies of our ancestors. All these desserts cum natural mouth fresheners are made with healthy ingredients which provide us taste and health both. Hence, always the best dessert for your body after meals be it movie or life, ending matters the most and it should be always the best.