- firstly, in a blender take 1 banana and ½ cup milk.
- blend to smooth puree. transfer the banana puree to a large bowl
- add 1 cup wheat flour, 2 tbsp rava, 1 tsp fennel, ¼ tsp cardamom powder
- mix well making sure everything is well combined
- now add milk as required and mix using a whisk
- whisk for 5 minutes or until the batter is lump-free. rest the batter for 30 minutes.
- meanwhile, prepare the sugar syrup. take 1½ cup sugar, 1½ cup water and 3 pods cardamom
- stir well until the sugar melts completely
- boil for 5 minutes or until the sugar syrup turns sticky consistency
- now add pinch saffron food and mix well. keep aside
- now prepare the malpua by pouring 2-3 tbsp of batter in a ladle over hot oil
- shallow fry in medium hot oil
- flip over and fry both sides till the malpua gets cooked completely
- drain off the oil and press gently
- dip in sugar syrup and soak the banana malpua on both sides for 2 minutes or till it absorbs sugar syrup.
- finally, garnish banana malpua recipe with few chopped nuts