Malpua Recipe with step by step pictures. This recipe is also known as Malai Puri or Mawa Malpua or Indian Rich Pancake. It is a crunchy and crispy texture snack.
Malpua
When i raised a question in my facebook page asking my viewers, what recipe they need to post for diwali. I got so many replies and one of the recipe which was requested is "malpua". I was struck with that request because i wanted to make that for so long time. So immediately got into action.
There were so many recipe around the internet. But i got struck with the recipe which uses mawa. I took the recipe and adapted it to my taste. In my supermarket i couldn't find mawa, so i made it myself. Check this for recipe.When i finished making the recipe and took my first bite, i was out of words. It tasted so delicious. And each bite is amazing.
Ingredients for Malpua
- Wheat Flour / Atta - 1 cup
- Mawa / Khoya / Khoa - ⅓ Cup ( Store Bought or Homemade
- Milk- 1 cup + more as needed
- Cardamom Powder - 1 tsp
- Fennel Powder / Saunf / Sombu - ¼ tsp Powdered
- Oil for shallow frying
- Cashews - 2 tbsp toasted ( Use any nuts of your choice )
For Sugar Syrup:
- Sugar - 1 cup
- Water - 1 cup
- Saffron - Few strands (Optional)
It is quite simple to make as well. So milky and rich tasting sweet. I strongly recommend you to try this recipe. Because it is worth every min. If you store bought mawa, then this recipe is a doodle to make. I hope you will try this for diwali and let me know how it turn out.
How to Make Malpua
- Take milk in a kadai and warm it up. Now add in khoya and mix well. Turn off the heat.
- Now add in wheat flour and mix well. Once everything is mixed, remove from heat and transfer it to a bowl.
- Add in cardamom and fennel powder. Mix well.
- The batter should be like dosa batter. Let this batter sit for 10 to 15 mins.
- Meanwhile make the sugar syrup. Take sugar and water in a kadai. Bring that to a boil.
- Boil it for 5 to 8 mins, so it turns sticky and little thick. Keep the syrup warm.
- Now heat oil in a flat bottom frying pan. Take a small ladleful of batter and pour that in.
- The batter will spread itself into small thin pancakes.
- Cook this mixture on medium heat till the sides turn golden.
- Now flip them over and cook for few more mins till it turns golden.
- Once it is done. Drain them and drop them in the warm sugar syrup.
- Let them stand in the syrup for a min. drain them and arrange them in a plate.
- Now sprinkle some nuts and serve warm or at room temp.
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Malpua Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup Wheat Flour / Atta
- ⅓ Cup Mawa / Khoya / Khoa ( Store Bought or Homemade
- 1 cup + more as needed Milk
- 1 tsp Cardamom Powder
- ¼ tsp Powdered Fennel Powder / Saunf / Sombu
- Oil for shallow frying
- 2 tbsp toasted Cashews Use any nuts of your choice
- For Sugar Syrup:
- 1 cup Sugar
- 1 cup Water
- Saffron - Few strands Optional
Instructions
- Take milk in a kadai and warm it up. Now add in khoya and mix well. Turn off the heat.
- Now add in wheat flour and mix well. Once everything is mixed, remove from heat and transfer it to a bowl.
- Add in cardamom and fennel powder. Mix well.
- The batter should be like dosa batter. Let this batter sit for 10 to 15 mins.
- Meanwhile make the sugar syrup. Take sugar and water in a kadai. Bring that to a boil.
- Boil it for 5 to 8 mins, so it turns sticky and little thick. Keep the syrup warm.
- Now heat oil in a flat bottom frying pan. Take a small ladleful of batter and pour that in.
- The batter will spread itself into small thin pancakes.
- Cook this mixture on medium heat till the sides turn golden.
- Now flip them over and cook for few more mins till it turns golden.
- Once it is done. Drain them and drop them in the warm sugar syrup.
- Let them stand in the syrup for a min. drain them and arrange them in a plate.
- Now sprinkle some nuts and serve warm or at room temp.
Notes
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Malpua Recipe Step by Step
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Take all your ingredients |
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Now make the sugar syrup |
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Add water to sugar |
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Mix well |
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Boil it up |
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Add in saffron |
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Boil it |
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The syrup should be sticky and little thick |
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Now lets fry the malpua |
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Take a ladleful of batter |
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Drop them in hot oil |
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Fry them in medium heat |
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Once the sides turn golden |
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Flip them over |
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Cook untill it turns golden |
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Drain them |
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Soak them in syrup for just a min |
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Serve |
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YUMMY IT WAS |
Rumana Ambrin
Nice and delicious looking malpua...
Hamaree Rasoi
One of my favourite sweets since childhood. You have rekindled my memories by sharing this lovely malpua recipe with pics.
Deepa
Mrs. Dєßßץ Sharma
Hi
Just a add on.. try adding riped banana mashed.. to the batter.. then fry.. its even more yummyumm.
Anonymous
Actually the malpuas r to be fried with ghee taste more delicious .
Anonymous
Hi arti..one suggestion for kids ..try chocolate malpuas it will taste awesome n kids will love it..I have made so thought of suggesting u..
Anonymous
N sorry for wrong spelling its aarthi sorry again
rubeena abbasi
Very nice looking great !!!yummy
Thanks for Your kindness
google
Hello Aarthi, Reminds me of my childhood when we got them from the market.yummy..Now I will prepare these for the family..thanks for the recipe.
Anonymous
Delicious
Savita Sawant
I add sugar syrup direct to flour..is that ok
Aarthi
@Savita Sawantdid it turn out good..it has be drenched in syrup after it is fried.
Ira Anand
can I replace mawa with anything?
Aarthi
@Ira Anandno mawa is main in this recipe
Anonymous
How to make mawa?
Aarthi
@Anonymouscheck this link
https://www.yummytummyaarthi.com/2013/10/homemade-khoya-unsweetened-kova-khoa.html
Anonymous
Hi Aarti its a really good recipe but before i'll try it just wanna ask u that can we fry take it to shallow fry instead of deep fry? Plz reply. M waiting plz.
Aarthi
@Anonymousyes u can shallow fry
Anonymous
When i fried the batter its splitted What should I do for not splitting it.