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Malpua (Indian fried pancakes)
- Published: 7 Mar 22
- Updated: 25 Mar 24
Malpua are sweet fried pancakes and a staple of Indian cooking – served as dessert or snacks. Vivek Singh shares his family recipe for malpua with cardamom and raisins.
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Ingredients
- 200g plain flour
- 160g sugar
- 300ml whole milk
- ½ tsp ground cardamom seeds
- 1 tbsp golden raisins
- ½ ripe banana, mashed (optional)
- Vegetable oil for deep frying
- Vanilla ice cream to serve (optional)
Useful to have
- Digital probe thermometer
- Kitchen paper
Method
- Whisk together the flour, sugar, milk, cardamom, raisins and banana, if using, in a mixing bowl to make a smooth batter, then set aside in the fridge for 2-3 hours to allow the flavours to develop (see Make Ahead).
- Heat 4cm vegetable oil in a large, heavy-based saucepan until the temperature reads 160°C on a digital probe thermometer (or a cube of bread turns golden in 40-50 seconds).
- Stir the batter to bring it back together, then pour half ladlefuls of mixture into the oil in small batches of 3 or 4. Fry for 3-4 minutes until the edges of the pancakes are crisp but the middles are still soft. Turn the pancakes over halfway through once the underside is golden and crisp.
- Lift out using a slotted spoon and drain on kitchen paper, keeping the pancakes warm while you make the rest. Serve with ice cream, if you want to.
- Recipe from March 2020 Issue
Nutrition
- Calories
- 101kcals
- Fat
- 2.9g (0.5g saturated)
- Protein
- 1.5g
- Carbohydrates
- 16.9g (9.3g sugars)
- Fibre
- 0.4g
- Salt
- trace
delicious. tips
Make the batter (step 1) up to one day ahead, then cover and chill until ready to use.
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