MALPUA / INDIAN PANCAKE

Malpua is a pancake served as a dessert or a snack originating from the Indian subcontinent, popular in India, Nepal and Bangladesh.

INGREDIENTS:

FOR MALPUA

• 1 cup maida / plain flour / all purpose flour
• ½ cup rava / semolina / sooji
• ¼ cup sugar
• ½ tsp fennel / saunf, powdered
• ¼ tsp cardamom powder / elachi powder
• ½ cup milk / rabri
• water as required, to prepare batter
• oil for deep frying
• dry fruits for garnishing

FOR SUGAR SYRUP:

• 1 cup sugar
• ½ cup water
• ¼ tsp cardamom powder / elachi powder
• few threads saffron

METHOD:

Preparing Batter-

• In a mixing bowl take 1 cup all-purpose flour, 1 tsp fennel seeds (saunf), 3 to 4 cardamoms, crushed or ⅓ tsp cardamom powder. Mix the dry ingredients well.
• Add 3 tbsp grated khoya and 3 tbsp curd/yogurt. Please use fresh yogurt. Instead of khoya/mawa you can also use whole milk powder.
• Add ½ cup water & Begin to stir.
• Stir to a thick flowing batter without any lumps. cover and allow the batter to rest for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile when the batter is resting, crush the dry fruits & keep aside.

Preparing Sugar Syrup-

• In a pan, pour water & mix sugar.
• Boil it on a low flame.
• Put elaichi powder & few saffron threads.
• You need to maintain 1 string consistency of the syrup, put it in a bowl and keep aside.

Preparing Malpua-

• Take a flat pan / flat kadai, add ghee or oil in it, heat it on a low flame.
• Now pour one large spoon of batter in the oil making it flat round in shape.
• Deep fry it on a low to medium flame.
• Flip it on intervals to cook on both the sides.
• Take it out and place it on a kitchen tissue paper.
• Dip it in the sugar syrup for 10 minutes.
• Serve it  hot , garnish it with coconut powder & some dry fruits.

Do try it at your home & serve it your loved ones.
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