I am very happy today. My little baby turned 1 year now. Its seems too fast and a wonderful journey. Posted 125 recipes in 1 year. And got lots of love and appreciation from all my foodie friends. Thanks a ton to the food group where I joined first, Chef At Large and all the friends of CAL for your encouraging comments.
A special thanks to Pushpita for helping, encouraging and introducing me to this wonderful blogging world.
And lots of thanks and love to my daughter Suchismita Roy for encouraging me.
Thanks to all of you for visiting my blog. Its possible only because of you. Loved your every comments.
Thanks again for your constant love and support. I would love to hear from you.
Janmashtami is around the corner. So our this week’s #Foodiemonday #bloghop theme is Janmashtami special. My contribution is a lip-smacking sweet dish malpua.
Malpua is everyone’s favourite in my home. Its basically a deep fried pancake. These are fried till the edges becomes crisp then soaked in sugar syrup and garnished with pistachios and served warm with rabri or thickened milk.
Malpua is an Indian sweet dish. There are many variations of this sweet based on the region it is prepared.
It is served as a dessert or a snack and very popular in India and Bangladesh.
In West Bengal , Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra its made for the festival like Sankranti and Holi. In Orissa it is served as the prasad of Lord Jagannath.
Malpua is prepared in every Bengali homes. To make this lip-smacking dish you need only flour, milk, Semolina/suji, sugar, water and cardamom powder.
I am sharing my mom’s recipe. Soft in the middle and crisp outside yummy malpua.
Recipe
All purpose flour/maida – 1 cup
Milk powder – 1/2 cup
Semolina/suji – 2 tablespoon
Atta or wholewheat flour – 1/4 cup
baking soda – 1/4 teaspoon
Cardamom powder – 1/2 teaspoon
milk – 2 cup
For sugar syrup
Sugar – 1 cup
Water – 1 cup
Cardamom powder – 1/4 teaspoon
Oil or ghee/clarified butter for frying
Method
In a large bowl mix all purpose flour/maida, wholewheat flour/atta, Semolina/suji, milk powder and 1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder. You can add 1/2 to one teaspoon fennel seeds or saunf if you like. I have forgotten to add 😀
Add 1 and 1/2 cup milk gradually and mix well. Make a batter without any lumps and keep aside.
Add sugar and water in a pan and let it boil. When it starts to boil reduce the flame. Let it boil on low flame for 10 minutes. Stir occasionally. After 10 minutes switch off the flame and add the cardamom powder. Mix well.
Now give a good stir to the batter. It should be a flowing batter. If require you can add more milk. If you want your malpua thick and fluffy keep the batter thick. Don’t add extra Milk.
But for thin and crisp malpua make the batter thin by adding 1/2 cup more milk. Add baking soda and mix well.
Heat sufficient oil or ghee/clarified butter in a pan. Drop one ladle full in the middle of the oil. Fry it on low medium flame till the edges becomes crisp and brown. Flip it and fry the other side too.
Slide the hot fried malpua in the sugar syrup. Press with a spoon and flip it. Dip in the syrup with the spoon and remove it to a plate. Don’t keep it in the sugar syrup for long time. Just dip flip and press with the spoon and remove from sugar syrup.
Make all the malpua this way. Serve hot with rabri or reduced milk. You will love it without rabri/reduced milk too.
Enjoy the hot crisp malpua with your family and friends.
Its my mother’s recipe. I would love to dedicate this post for Mother’s Day. Happy Mother’s Day. My fellow blogger and friend Mayuri Patel from Mayuri’s Jikoni http://mayurisjikoni.blogspot.in/?m=1 wanted to compile some recipes dedicated to mothers for Mother’s Day. Loved the idea. Check out some more recipes of my fellow bloggers.
alkajena says
A big congratulation for completing one year in Blogging, Wishing to see you dishing out many more interesting Healthy recipes for which you are famous for. For the Malpuas, they are fabulous and perfect to try out in Janmastami
Batter Up With Sujata says
Thanks a lot Alka for your lovely words. Your appreciation means a lot 😊😊
Nisa@flavour diary says
Happy blog anniversary dee… perfect malpua for celebration
Batter Up With Sujata says
Thank you so very much Nisa 😊😊
Shaista lqbal says
Wonderful recipe. Turned out device thank u
Batter Up With Sujata says
Thank you so very much 😊😊
Mayuri Patel says
Happy blog anniversary Sujata. Glad got to know you through the FoodieMonday group. I love malpuas and wondering why I haven’t made them as yet! I guess because I wait for the delicious treat whenever I go to the ISKCON temple in Mumbai. Your malpuas look so so tempting.
Batter Up With Sujata says
Thanks a lot Mayuri. I am very happy to know you too. Thanks again dear for your lovely words 😊😊
Ei Gi Chakhum says
Tempting Malpuas Di! Wishing you many more happy years of cooking and blogging.💖💖
Batter Up With Sujata says
Thanks a lot Pushpita 😊😊
Saswati says
Wishing you many many more..a very Happy blog anniversary.and Dee Malpua looks amazingly delicious..yum yum.
Batter Up With Sujata says
Thank you so very much Saswati. I am very glad you like it dear 😊😊
kritisinghal2403 says
Congratulations for completing an year Sujata Di.. These Malpuas are apt for the occasion.. Mind blowing! 🙂
Batter Up With Sujata says
Thank you so very much Kriti 😍😍
Soma Saharay says
Onek onek Subheccha Sujata…we r looking forward for many more recipes from you…love them….
Batter Up With Sujata says
Thanks a lot Soma. Its means a lot to me. You made my day dear. Thanks again 😊😊
Nilanjana Mahajan says
Thank you Sujata for the delicious malpua recipe. Tried the recipe on Janmashtami and it came out really well. Everyone in my family just loved them.
Batter Up With Sujata says
Pleasure is all mine Nilanjana. I am very glad you tried and liked my recipe dear. You made my day. Thank you 😊😊
Ranjit sengupta says
My happy wishes on completion of 1yr of your cooking recipes on your blogg I wish this to continue for many more years to come to benifit and enjoying long range of tasty treats congratulations for tasty malpuas
Batter Up With Sujata says
Thanks a ton dada for your wishes. I really need it 😃😃
Mina Joshi says
The malpua’s look so devine. I love eaing them but never attempted to make them.
Batter Up With Sujata says
Thank you so much Mina. Do try you will love it 😍😍
ghezaeshiriin says
Happy Blogoanniversary Sujata. We love malpuas and this one looks so temtptingly delicious.
Batter Up With Sujata says
Thanks a lot for your lovely words 😍😍
Jagruti says
These Malpua making me drool, love, love them with Sweet Rabdi 🙂 OMG after looking at your pics I am really craving for it. You’ve done a good job!
Batter Up With Sujata says
Thanks a lot Jagruti for your lovely words 😍😍
Mayuri Patel says
Sujata, thank you so much for contributing your mum’s favourite malpua recipe for the Mother’s Day collection.
Batter Up With Sujata says
My pleasure Mayuri. Happy to be a part of it 😍😍
Batter Up With Sujata says
A big thank to you
Nayna Kanabar (@SIMPLYF00D) says
Happy blog anniversary, the malpua looks delicious and very tasty, I have never made them before although I had the opportunity to try them in Rajasthan this year when I went there.
Batter Up With Sujata says
Thanks a lot Nayna. Please do try and let me know how it turns out 😍😍
Mireille Roc (@ChefMireille) says
congrats on the anniversary and what a great recipe!
Batter Up With Sujata says
Thanks a lot Mireille 😍