This recipe makes the Best Malpua ever. 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. Here is How to make Malpua.
This delicious Indian sweet is traditionally made during the festive season. This famous Indian pancake soaked in sugar syrup or rabdi is very popular is Orissa, Rajasthan and parts of UP and it’s made especially for the Oriya festival of Raja Shankaranti.
It’s also made in other Northern regions like Bengal and Assam. So the next time you’re planning an Indian feast, give this sugar coated fritters a try. This recipe requires very few commonly available ingredients and the malpua is to be deep-fried first and then left to soak in the flavours of the sugar syrup.
It’s also popularly known as Amalu in Oriya. Making this delicacy at home might seem like a herculean task, but the recipe is extremely easy to follow and you can treat yourself to restaurant quality malpuas, right at the comforts of your home.
So make this mouth-watering delicacy and watch it disappear as your loved ones relish spoonfuls of this fabulous Indian dessert. There are variations of this basic recipe that are becoming quite popular, sometimes fruits are also used to make these. You can make this Best Malpua with banana or strawberries too.
You could try this recipe for any festival or Pooja, it’s also a great mithai to make for Diwali.
If this sugar dunked sweet doesn’t speak of love, then what does?
On our many visits to Jaipur, we used to relish this sweet and at that time, I never thought to make this at home. It’s the first time, I have tried this and trust me, it came out wonderful.
The recipe to make it is very simple and requires no skills. Just mix the batter and pour it in hot ghee. That’s all you have to do to make this wonderful sweet at home. Mostly, it is eaten warm and they have this crisp, gooey texture which pleases the palate whenever you eat it.
Though during festivals like Holi, Diwali or Rakshabandhan, it can be bought from the shop, it is so much fun to make them at home and see these yummy golden delights getting fried!
For all the festive meals, you could serve this as a dessert or a sweet. Do this Best Malpua recipe and make it pretty soon! Here is Malpua recipe step by step.
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How to make Malpua Step by Step
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.
Best Malpua Recipe
Kesar Rabdi recipe is here.
Malpua
Malpua is a traditional Indian sweet from Rajasthan which is basically a fried pancake dunked in sugar syrup. Here is How to make Malpua.
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
Instructions
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.
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:looks so good! would love to have it!
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This is so tempting. Awesome pics too 🙂
Very delicious and yummy malpua. Try this soon, Neha.
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omg You are amazing photographer and a fabulous cook 🙂 mawa malpua looks so delicious and very nicely clicked !!
Hw many malpuas does this recipe make
Hw many malpuas does this recipe make
Hw many malpuas does this recipe make
Charu. It will approximately make 20-25 malpuas.
Thanks neha
Looks fresh and interesting…..
Hi
This came out delicious. I am glued to your blog now onwards :). Thanks for the amazing recipe as aslo the attractive, drool-worthy snaps.
Thnx a lot RS 🙂
Thanks for sharing your article. I liked it very much. It is very informative and help me to make this delicious sweet.I also tried Khushiram’s Malpua. It was also very delicious and tasty. I will try to make Mouth watering Malpua like this. Thank you.