Malpua Recipe (Quick Shallow Fried Sweet Dessert)

Ingredients

• 4 tbsp maida (plain flour)
• 1/2 cup fresh cream
• ghee for greasing and cooking
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 tsp rose water
• 2 pinches saffron (kesar) strands dissolved in 2 tsp
• 1 tbsp almond (badam) slivers
• 1 tbsp pistachio slivers

Steps

1. Combine the sugar and ¾ cup of water in a broad non-stick pan, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 5 to 7 minutes or till the sugar syrup it of 1 thread consistency.
2. Add the rose water and switch off the flame.
3. Add the saffron-milk mixture, mix well and keep aside.
4. Combine the plain flour and fresh cream in a bowl and mix well till no lumps remain. Keep aside.
5. Heat a non-stick tava (griddle) and grease it lightly with little ghee, pour a little batter on a greased tava (griddle) and spread it evenly to make a 75 mm. (3”) diameter circle.
6. Cook on both the sides, using a little ghee, till it turns golden brown in colour.
7. Dip the malpua in the warm sugar syrup.
8. Repeat with the remaining batter to make 7 more malpuas.
9. Serve immediately garnished with almond and pistachio slivers.