Malpua for Holi breakfast was tradition and i don’t remember a single Holi when we had anything else for breakfast.It was called simply pua .It’s so amazing how food bonds us all.One of my best memories of Holi is waking up to hot malpua for breakfast.The Malpua that is made Bihar and Eastern UP for Holi. No Holi in my home was complete without Malpua. It’s an indulgent dessert for special occasions Holi.
AuthorShweta KumariCategoryDesserts, Indian, VegDifficultyAdvanced
Take a pan add 250g sugar and 1 cup water
Add 1 tsp milk and let the syrup simmer for 8 to 10 minutes
strain the syrup, The milk prevents crystallization .
Once the sugar dissolves, lower the heat to low, add crushed cardamom pods
Until it becomes sticky and reaches 1 string consistency.
To check whether the syrup has reached 1 string consistency place a drop of syrup between your thumb and index finger and move the fingers away from each other,you will see a formation of a string.That means the syrup is done.simply make the syrup sticky and you will be fine.
Remove pan from heat and keep aside
To make the batter for the malpua,take a large bowl add refined flour
Start adding milk, little by little
And whisk to form a smooth batter mix well
The batter should have no lumps.
It should be a batter of pouring consistency using a little milk if required
Let the batter rest for over night
After over night then add maba,,khoya,banana,desiccated coconut,dry nuts and cardamom powder
Mix well
Heat enough oil or ghee in a wide pan on medium heat
The batter will from a round shape on its own, you dont need to shape it
Lower the heat to low- medium
and fry the malpua until golden brown from both sides
Remove the malpua from oil or ghee carefully, drain the ghee
Dip the malpua in prepared sugar syrup (Make sure sugar syrup is warm,if its cold just place the sugar syrup pan on low heat to warm it up before soaking the malpua )
Soak each side for 30 seconds
Remove malpua from the sugar syrup
And cover the malpua in coconut powder
place on serving plate. Garnish with nuts ,edible silver leaves (optional)
Serve warm
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