Malpua( Indian Dessert)

This dessert, made all over India, is very simple and easy to prepare and loved by all, specially North Indians. Its prepared during festivals like Holi and Diwali in states of Jharkhand and Bihar. In Bengal this dessert is prepared as well. My family prepares it with a special recipe which i would like to share with you my friends who happen to be reading this diary of my quest to learn and share my culinary experiences. 

Malpua

Ingredients :

Refined Flour                                            4 tbsp

Semolina                                                   1 tbsp

Desi ghee                                                  2 tsp

Baking Powder                                         1/4 tsp

Cream                                                      4 tsp

Cardamom Powder                                  1/2 tsp

Milk                                                         1/2 cup

Pista ,chopped                                         1 tsp 

Almonds,chopped                                    1 tsp

Sugar syrup                                              1 bowl

Silver leaves                                             3 pieces

 Method :

Mix milk little by little to the flour and prepare a mix.

Saffron can also be added.

Prepare a thick smooth paste.

Heat a non-stick pan and put 2 tsp desi ghee.

When hot, put the batter little by little, in round shapes and fry both sides crispy.When golden remove to a dish.

Dip them in  sugar syrup. Leave for two minutes in syrup.

In a platter, put the soaked malpua's. Garnish with silver leaf (varak). Sprinkle chopped Pista and Almonds and thick cream.You can also serve Rabri on top of the malpua's.

To prepare Sugar Syrup :

Sugar                                       1/2sugar

Water                                       1/2 cup

Method :

Boil together to make a thick syrup. You can add a few strands of saffron as well to give a good flavour to the syrup.

To prepare Rabri :

Milk                                          2 litres

Sugar                                        200 grams

Cardamom Powder                   1 tsp

Method  :

Boil milk till it gets thick. Add sugar and simmer for another15 minutes. Add the cardamom powder. Cool and serve. 

Recreating my mum's dishes is great fun for me.This one is prepared with  sweet yoghurt, misti doi in Bengali.

Ingredients :

Misti doi                                          500 grams

Flour                                               100 grams

Ghee/vegetable oil                            for deep frying

Fennel seeds(Mouri/sauf)                 1 tsp

Sugar syrup

Method :

Beat the sweet yoghurt (misti doi).

Add 4 tbsp ghee to the flour and mix.

Now mix the flour to the curd little by little. See that the curd does not form lumps. A thick smooth batter mix has to be prepared.

Add the fennel seeds( mouri /sauf).

Heat ghee for frying in a pan. Take a  large round spoon and put one spoon full of the batter to fry at a time.

Make a round shape with the mix.

Fry golden on both the sides and remove.You may or may not put in syrup. 

Remove and serve.

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