Today's recipe is a dessert called Malpua. Malpua is a traditional Indian dessert which is enjoyed during most of the festivals like Holi, Diwali etc. It is a pancake like dessert which is fried in ghee/oil and dipped in sugar syrup. You can also enjoy this with Rabdi.
Ingredients
Batter
- All purpose flour – ½ cup
- Semolina – ¼ cup
- Fennel Powder – 1/2 tsp
- Sugar – 2 tbsp
- Milk – ½ cup
- Water – ¼ cup or as required
Sugar Syrup
- Sugar – 1 cup
- Water – ½ cup
- Cardamom Powder – ¼ tsp
- Saffron Strands – few
Oil/Ghee – for frying
Sliced Almonds and Pista for Garnish
Preparation:
- Take a bowl
- Add all purpose flour, semolina, fennel powder and sugar
- Mix well
- Add milk and mix well until there are no lumps.
- Add some water if required. The batter should match the dosa batter consistency.
- Whisk well for sometime and set aside for 30 minutes.
- In a separate pan, add sugar and water to prepare the sugar syrup.
- When the sugar melts and water starts to boil, add cardamom powder and the saffron strands.
- Simmer and allow to boil for 8 to 10 minutes. Reduce the syrup to one string consistency.
- To check the right consistency, take a drop of it onto a spoon. When the syrup on the spoon cools down a little, take it between your fingers and see if a single thread is formed when you pull the fingers apart.
- Remove and set aside to cool.
- Heat oil or ghee in a big pan.
- Once the oil becomes hot, reduce the flame to a medium.
- Take one spoon if the batter and pour in the centre of the pan.
- Cook on a medium flame on both sides until golden brown.
- Once done, remove and put the malpua in the sugar syrup.
- Repeat the same with the rest of the batter.
- Leave the malpuas in the sugar syrup for around 10 minutes, so that they get soaked with the sugar syrup.
- Remove on to a serving tray.
- Garnish with some chopped almonds and pistas. You can also add few saffron strands on top.
Yummy Malpua is ready!!
Tip:
Add ½ tsp of lemon juice to the sugar
syrup to prevent it from crystallizing when cold.
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