Day 2 of BM 56 -
The ever popular Malpua had been in my list for a long time. It is a very popular dessert from the Eastern region of India. I had some disasters with it couple of times a few years back and it just eluded me..
Then came the post at Rak's Kitchen about the Malpua with Wheat Flour which inspired me to try it again as it sounded pretty straight forward and so here it is.
Moreover, due to a mix up in the order of the themes, I had a last minute panic attack. I had none of the posts for week 1 ready and I had only about 36 hours before I could cook, click, draft and publish. So I had to make huge changes to the incomplete list I had noted down earlier.
But I am so glad I made the changes as we all loved this dessert.
Recipe Inspiration here
Ingredients -
For Malpua -
Wheat Flour 1/2 cup
Sugar 1/4 cup
Cardamom Powder 1/8 tsp
Saffron a pinch
Salt a pinch
Baking Soda or ENO fruit salt a pinch
Oil/Ghee to shallow fry (I used 2-3 Tbsp)
For Low Fat Rabdi -
Milk Powder 1 cup (Low fat)
Milk 1 1/2 cups (divided use)
Sugar 2-3 Tbsp (I felt 3 Tbsp was overly sweet)
MTR Badam Powder 1 Tbsp (Optional)
Saffron a pinch
Cardamom Powder 1/4 tsp (Optional - I didn't use)
Nuts of your choice for garnish
Method Of Preparation -
For Malpua -
In a mixing bowl, add all the ingredients for Malpua and slowly add water to make a thick batter. (Add the ENO fruit salt in the end)
In a pan, add a little oil and pour a big spoonful of batter. Let it cook like a pancake, flip it and make sure there is adequate oil to cook it.
Remove of paper towels. Continue with the rest of the batter to make more malpuas.
Make sure that the heat is constantly in medium. I found that the pan gets smoky hot in a while when I had to reduce it a little to avoid burnt Malpuas.
For Low Fat Rabdi -
In a microwave safe bowl, add the milk powder and about 1 cup of milk and whisk well.
Cook in the microwave in 30 sec intervals until it resembles khoya. It took me about 6-7 min.
Add sugar, cardamom powder, badam powder (if using), and the remaining milk. Cook for 4-5 min and blend it into a smooth mixture.
In a serving plate, arrange the malpuas and pour the hot/warm rabdi over them and devour!!
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Preparation Time 30 min
Makes 10
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Harini this is my favorite combo and it looks beautiful here...i never use badam powder in rabadi...but can imagine the flavors it may have lended to this already gorgeaous dish
This is one tempting combo that we love most.Beautiful pics.
irresistible combo!!! looks soooo tempting..
This is on my todo list. For some reason I thought the preparation is lot more complicated and your recipe looks very simple and straight forward. Malpua & rabdi looks irresistible
Wow Harini ! That's a heavenly combo , and the use of Mtr badaam mix , wow i am trying to get all flavors . Awesome ! Truly awesome .
I have made these separably always and have ever been wanting to make together..never could..:(..anyway your pictures tempt me to try sometime..
I have this on my list for long. This is such a rich classic combo and you have made it perfect..
Need to learn lot of eastern India recipes.
same pinch ! made it yday . will post soon :-)) this looks so divine !
Omg, malpua with rabdi that definitely a fabulous combo, irresistible dessert platter and am loving it.
I have this combo bookmarked for as long as I can remember. But somehow I never got around to making it. I can imagine how delicious it would be esp with the badam mix!Superb combo!
I thought of trying this recipe for long time..yours tempts me a lot..looks delicious.
Omg drooling.... Love the combo
That is one mouthwatering combo Harini. Bookmarked to try very very soon.
This is a classic! ! Have tried them.once, though not posted in the blog. Drooling combo!
this has also been on my to do list and was planned but then 86'd off the list for this marathon
yours came out fab and even more amazing that you did it at a moment's notice!
It seems that everything had turned out perfect in spite of the mix up and the malpua - rabdi combo is an irresistible one.
Wow perfect choice for the theme looks so tempting..