MALPUA RECIPE

Malpua is traditional North Indian dish which is made on special occasions. This is like a sweet pancake made up of maida. Malpuas are mostly enjoyed with rabri or kheer and make a delicious dessert to enjoy after a meal.

Preparation Time: overnight

Cooking Time: 30 minutes

Servings: makes 8 to 10 malpuas (depending on size)

Ingredients:

For malpuas:

• 2 cups wheat flour (atta)
• 1 cups milk
• 1/2 tsp green cardamom powder
• 1 tbsp fennel seeds (saunf)
• Ghee or oil for shallow frying

For sugar syrup:

• 3.5 cups water
• 2 cups sugar
• 4-5 strands of saffron (kesar)

For garnishing:

• 15-20 pistachios (chopped)

Preparation Instructions:

• Mix wheat flour and milk in a big bowl. Add milk slowly and mix well to avoid lumps. Don’t make the batter too thin. Cover it with a sieve and keep in a cool place for overnight.
• In the morning, add fennel seeds and cardamom to the batter and mix well.
• Heat oil or ghee in a pan and while oil is heating, prepare sugar syrup.
• Keep water for boiling on stove, add sugar and cook on medium flame till the sugar dissolves. Add saffron strands. Make sugar syrup of one thread consistency.
• The oil must be ready by now for deep frying. Take batter with a ladle and pour it in the hot oil forming a pancake.
• Cook on medium heat and turn it around when the colour become brown.
• Bring the colour to a nice brown shade and when done, drain the malpuas and dip them in the sugar syrup.
• Garnish with pistachios and serve with rabri.