instant banana malpua
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Instant banana malpua recipe, Instant malpua

Instant banana malpua/ Instant malpua is a delicious ghee fried pancake soaked in sugar syrup with crispy edges and soft interior usually prepared during festivals like Holi and Diwali. Malpua is usually relished with rabri/ rabdi or topped with nuts and can be made with lot of variations and varieties. So this is an INSTANT MALPUA recipe is prepared with ripe bananas and wheat flour. Holi is almost there so thought to share another interesting yet simple recipe, hope you guys like it. 

instant banana malpua recipe

If you have missed my previous holi recipe it is here: CHOCOLATE APPLE JALEBI
I have added as much as tips possible in the directions hope it helps all the beginners out there. 
Looking for more famous sweet recipe during this holi, recipe is right here: COCONUT GUJIYA PURAN POLI, BADAM POLI.

So let’s get to the making!!

instant banana malpua

Instant banana malpua recipe, Instant malpua

Recipe by Sandhya Riyaz
5.0 from 1 vote
Course: Sweets u0026amp; DessertsCuisine: IndianDifficulty: Medium
Servings

4

servings
Prep time

15

minutes
Cooking time

20

minutes
Total time

35

minutes

Instant banana malpua is a delicious fried pancake soaked in sugar syrup with crispy edges and soft interior usually prepared during festivals like Holi and Diwali. Malpua is usually relished with rabri/ rabdir or topped with nuts and can be made with lot of variations and varieties.

Ingredients

  • 1 Banana (long variety,ripe)

  • 1/2 cup Wheat flour / Atta

  • 1 tbsp Milk powder

  • 1 cup Milk

  • 1/4 tsp Fennel seeds

  • 1 Cardamom

  • 1/8 tsp Baking soda

  • 1 cup Ghee (for frying)

  • 1 tbsp Nuts (almonds, pistachios / chopped)

  • INGREDIENTS FOR SUGAR SYRUP
  • 1 cup Sugar

  • 1 cup Water

  • 1/2 tsp Lemon juice

Directions

  • In a pan add water and sugar. Mix well and allow it to boil in medium flame until you achieve 1 string consistency then put off the flame and keep it aside. Add 1/2 tsp lemon juice and keep it aside.
  • In a bowl add banana and mash it well.
  • Blend cardamom and fennel seeds to powder in a blender / in a motor and pestel. Keep it aside.
  • Now to the mashed banana add wheat flour/ atta, milk powder and cardamom fennel powder. Mix well.
  • Bow add 1 cup milk gradually to make a thick batter. Now at this stage the batter will be thick so we will beat the batter with a whisk for a minute to get right consistency.
  • After 1 minute of beating you will notice that texture is little pouring in consistency yet thick. If you wish to add little more milk you could add but do not make the batter thin as it will split in oil.
  • Finally add baking soda to the batter and mix well. Since this is an instant malpua we are adding baking soda otherwise we can leave it aside for 2 hours for the batter to ferment.
  • Heat 1 cup ghee/ oil in a pan to it add Heat enough oil in pan for deep frying. Make sure the ghee is hot and not smoking. Now pour a ladle of batter and cook in medium f Allow the malpua to cook, when sides brown flip it and cook. When both sides are cooked to remove it from ghee/oil and transfer it to sugar syrup.. Repeat the process till all the batter is over.
  • When all the malpuas are soaked well in syrup arrange them in plate and garnish it with chopped nuts and silver warq.

Notes

  • * 1 cup = 235 ml

HOW TO MAKE INSTANT BANANA MALPUA WITH STEP BY STEP IMAGES

  • In a bowl add banana and mash it well. Blend cardamom and fennel seeds to powder in a blender / in a motor and pestel. Keep it aside.
  • Now to the mashed banana add wheat flour/ atta, milk powder and cardamom fennel powder. Mix well. Now add 1 cup milk gradually to make a thick batter. Now at this stage the batter will be thick so beat the batter with a whisk for a minute to get right consistency.
  • After 1 minute of beating you will notice that texture is little pouring in consistency yet thick. If you wish to add little more milk you could add but do not make the batter thin as it will split in oil. Finally add baking soda to the batter and mix well. Since this is an instant malpua we are adding baking soda otherwise we can leave it aside for 2 hours for the batter to ferment.
  • Heat 1 cup ghee/ oil in a pan  for deep frying. Make sure the ghee is hot and not smoking. Now pour a ladle of batter and cook in medium flame. Allow the malpua to cook, when sides brown flip it and cook. When both sides are cooked to remove it from ghee/oil.
  • Heat 1 cup ghee/ oil in a pan  for deep frying. Make sure the ghee is hot and not smoking. Now pour a ladle of batter and cook in medium flame. Allow the malpua to cook, when sides brown flip it and cook. When both sides are cooked to remove it from ghee/oil.
  • Transfer the malpua directly to sugar syrup. Repeat the process till all the batter is over. When all the malpuas are soaked well in syrup arrange them in plate and garnish it with chopped nuts and silver warq.
instant banana malpua