Malpua (Fennel Pancake)
Hi All,
Holi is just
round the corner and from the part of the country I come, Malpua is a must on
this day. I have always cherished this dish, though I must admit I am not a
sweet tooth person but I like this mildly sweet and flavored with traditional
fennel seeds Malpua.
Ingredients.
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Method
Grate the khoya.
Heat the
milk and should be warm enough but not boiling. Add ½ cup to the grated Khoya
and mix it well. All the lumps should disappear.
One you make
a smooth paste add the flour/Maida. Mix it well. At this point your batter will
become lumpy once again. Now keep adding little milk at a time and mix it well
to make a fine batter. Ensure that the batter is of dosa/Pancake consistency. If
you need little more milk (i.e. more than 500ml) add but ensure it’s of pouring
consistency. If your batter is thick you will get a thick center and will not soak
the sugar syrup well. So please keep an eye on the batter consistency. It
should neither be runny nor very thick.
Add the fennel seeds and let the batter
sit for 10 minutes.
In the meanwhile
make the sugar syrup. Bring the water to a boil and add the sugar. Let it boil.
You should
take out few drops and check when cooled, the syrup should be slightly slimy
and just about sticking your fingers when you pinch them. Once you reach this
stage shut the heat and add the saffron strands to the syrup and let it cool.
Next you
take a nonstick frying pan and add the ghee (clarified butter). Let the ghee
heat up and now after reducing the flame pour the flour batter in small round shapes
and let it fry. Flip it to the other side only when you start seeing brown
edges around the corner. PLEASE NOTE: FRY IT IN LOW FLAME ONLY OTHERWISE IT WILL NOT
GET COOKED UNIFORMLY.
One more
thing to check is; when you pour the batter on the pan, the Malpua (Pancake)
should not solidify or thicken in the center. If so then your batter need to be
thinned little bit by adding more milk.
Once the Malpuas
(Pancakes) are fried remove them and cool them for few minutes and then dip
them in the sugar syrup. Keep it dipped for 2 minutes only and then remove the Malpua
(Pancake) and keep it aside where you want to store. At this point your Malpua
(Pancake) will be crispy and you might feel the syrup is not soaked enough but
the syrup which is already on the Malpua (Pancake) will get soaked.
Serve it
garnished with slithered pistachios and almonds .
Always serve this dish hot and you can also accompany the same with some vanilla ice cream.
Enjoy your
Holi with these mouth watering Malpuas.
Thank you