What Is Malpua ?
MALPUA is a sweet pancake served as a dessert in many regions of India. The batter for Malpua is prepared by mixing flour, semolina and milk , seasoned with cardamom powder and fennel seeds. Traditionally , Malpua is deep fried in ghee and then dipped in a sugar syrup. But for a healthier version of this popular dessert recipe, you can shallow fry the Malpuas as well.
Yield : 10 – 12 malpuas or pancakes
Ingredients
- Flour : 1/2 cup
- semolina : 1/2 cup
- Milk : 1 cup + 2-3 tbsp ( used lactose free milk)
- Fennel seeds : 1 tsp
- Cardamom seeds or powder : 1/2 tsp
- Salt : a pinch
- Baking soda : 1/4 tsp
- Sugar : 1 cup + 1 tbsp
- Water : 1 cup
- Lemon juice : 1 tsp
- Rabri ( optional )
Instructions
Mix flour, rava/semolina , fennel seeds, cardamom powder , salt and 1 tbsp sugar and milk to make a batter of pouring consistency and not too thick.
Make sure there are no lumps in the batter. Once the batter is ready, keep it aside for few minutes. Add baking soda and mix well.
Mix sugar , water and lemon juice in a pot and let it boil.
Pour a ladle full of batter into hot oil / ghee fry for 1-2 minutes in medium heat Flip them and fry until golden brown.
Drain the malpuas or pancakes onto the a kitchen towel or paper towel to remove excess oil.
Now soak the malpuas or pancakes into hot sugar syrup for 3-5 minutes. At the time of serving, place malpua on a serving plate , spoon some rabri on top of the malpua.
Hot Malpua’s are ready to serve. Enjoy!
