Enjoy The Winters WIth Hot Homemade Malpua

Malpua is a traditional Indian sweet from Rajasthan and Orissa. The pancakes made using flour are soaked in sugar syrup and these are then topped with a creamy rabdi.

Ingredients

1 and 1/2 cup Milk Warm
1/2 cup Khoya Grated
1 cup Maida
1 tsp Saunf Coarsely Ground
2 tsp Sugar
1 pinch Salt
1 pinch Baking Powder
Ghee for frying

For Sugar Syrup

1 cup Sugar
1/4 cup Water
2-3 Cardamom Ground
8-10 strands Saffron

Method

* Add sugar, cardamom, saffron and water in a pan.
* Cook till the syrup is of one string consistency.
* Keep aside
* Mix half of the warm milk and khoya in a bowl.
* Mix till khoya is combined.
* Add half of the maida and mix to make a smooth paste.
* Add the remaining maida and make a smooth paste.
* Now add sugar, saunf, salt and baking powder.
* Mix well.
* Add the remaining milk and mix well.
* Keep aside for 10 minutes.
* Heat ghee in a shallow pan.
* Mix the batter and pour a small ladle full ( approx 2 tbsp ) in the hot ghee. ( The ghee should not be too hot )
* Simmer the heat to low and fry the malpua on both the sides till golden brown.
* Remove from ghee and dip in the sugar syrup for 2 minutes.
* Serve hot as such or with kesar rabdi.