Yummy Malpua's

Malpua is one of the very popular north indian sweet during holi "Festival of Colour". This was the first time I tried making it. I got the recipe from my mother in law and They turned out to be yummy and very easy to make.

INGREDIENTS:

1. 1 cup sooji/ semolina/rava.
2. 1.5 cups maida/all purpose flour.
3. Milk .
4. 250 gms Oil or ghee.
5. 600 gms of sugar .
6. 2.5 cups of water.
7. pinch of baking powder.
8. 1 teaspoon ilaichi/cardamom (powdered).
   

METHOD FOR PUA'S:

1. Mix sooji, maida, milk, cardamom and baking powder into a batter of beaten yogurt consistency.
2. Place it in a warm area to let it rise for about 6-8 hours.
   
3. Heat oil or ghee or mix of both in the pan.
   
4. When oil is starts lightly smoking take a spoon ful of batter and put it in the oil to form disks.
5. Remove when golden brown.
6. Soak them immediately in the sugar syrup for about 5 minutes.
   
7. Remove and place them on a mesh to drain the excess syrup.
   

METHOD FOR SUGAR SYRUP:

1. In a large vessel mix sugar and water.
2. Keep heating and stirring it using a spoon.
3. Keep testing the sugar syrup's consistency using the syrup sticking to the back of your spoon.
4. When the syrup from the spoon makes a strand between ur fingers remove from fire.
   

Decorate the Malpua's with sliced almonds and pistas.

Note: If you want to add a special taste to your malpua add few fennel seeds to it while making the batter... they taste superb.