Malpua

By Flavour Fuel

Mar, 25th

641

Servings
6 persons
Cook Time
20 minutes
Ingredients
9 - 11

Ingredients

  • All Purpose Flour
  • Paneer
  • milk
  • Cardamom Powder
  • Ghee (for frying)
  • water (as required)
  • For Sugar Syrup - water
  • Sugar
  • cardamom pods
  • Saffron strands
  • Garnish - Chopped Dry Fruits & Rose Petals

Instructions

  • 1. In a large bowl crumble paneer & Add maida, elichi powder, milk and mix well.
  • 2. Add some water to achieve flowy consistency (it should be neither too thick nor too thin).
  • 3. Beat the batter using a hand / electric beater for few mins, this makes the malpuas fluffy.
  • 4. Cover and leave the batter aside for ~3 hrs.
  • 5. Use a flat-bottomed pan and heat 1 cup desi ghee. Once hot, pour the batter using a large serving spoon. (You don’t need to spread the batter it will automatically form a circle).
  • 6. Allow the malpuas to fry until golden brown and crisp from edges. Then flip and fry from the other side.
  • 7. Remove the malpua and place it on a plate. Repeat the process for rest of the batter.
  • 8. Once all malpuas are cooked. Prepare sugar syrup by heating 1 cup water, 1 cup sugar, cardamom pods and saffron strands in a pan.
  • 9. Boil the syrup till it reaches a sticky consistency.
  • 10. Gently dip the malpuas in sugar syrup for a few seconds and remove them.
  • 11. Ganish with some dry fruits powder, pistachio and almonds slivers and dry rose petals.

Notes/Tips

Rich Aromatic Indulgent & Heavenly is what “Malpua” is all about! Its sooo good, you can call it the Food of Gods. Popularly made during Holi, its quick, easy & requires few basic ingredients. So make an extra batch as this one is such a crowd pleaser it will disappear faster than imagined! This recipe is special as its been passed down from generations in my family & probably one of the most traditional & authentic way to make the best Malpuas ever!