Malpuri/Malpua ~1.

“Malpuri/Malpua ~1”... Mulpuri as called in Mangalore is Malpua in Northern parts of India ... This is a delicious sweet dessert prepared on festive occasions/ celebrations ... I prepared this on the festive occasion of Ganesh Visarjan and Nopi …. Stay Blessed~Spread Happiness … 

** Malpuri or Malpua is a sweet dessert prepared almost all round India with minute differences. This is a deep fried sweet dish prepared during festive occasions specially during Diwali, but can be prepared during any celebrations and I prepared this one during the Ganesha festival time but could not edit and post in the Blog. Do excuse, you can try this out during Navratri festive season which is soon to follow or during Diwali too. Malpuri also is a traditional sweet snack from Mangalore and we GSB Konkani Saraswats are very fond of this dish. I did try this a few times and each time I made some variation in recipe and though they turned out superb in taste, I have yet to acquire the Manglorian final finish for the Malpuri. Again, these are deep fried in small pans one at a time or on a flat based few inches deep pan where in you can add in a few at a time. 

** As it soaks up a lot of ghee, I did not want to deep fry the same, so gave a try of shallow frying it in my uttappa pan, which has seven ¼ inch sized dents and it turned out simply great. I have enclosed pictures of the same and you can check them out or you can deep fry them too. There are so many recipes and I will be trying out each method and posting them here for sure as this is my favorite sweet dish. Also, it remains good for some days and the same can be offered as Naivedyam and relished through the week instead of in one go. This Malpuri/Malpua is slightly soft textured as I did not want to make it hard textured as sometimes the one’s we get in stores are tough on dentures and I am sure no one would like to visit a dentist after eating them. Well jokes apart, I am sure kids will love this one, so do try it out and enjoy with your family and friends. 

** Here is my simple recipe for “Malpuri/Malpua ~1” … My Style …. 

** Ingredients : 

Maida/ APF : 1 cup 

Fine Rava/ Sooji/ Semolina/Rulav : ¼ cup (Chiroti Rava) 

Curds/Dahi : 2 tblsp 

Sugar/ Shakkar : 1 cup 

Cardamom/ Ellaichi/ Yellu Powder : ½ tsp freshly pounded. 

Fennel/Badisep/Saunf Powder : ¼ tsp freshly pounded. 

Water : As required. 

** Ghee (clarified butter)/Toop : as required for shallow frying/deep frying. 

** Note : Malpuri/Malpua should always be prepared in ghee as this is a sweet dessert that tastes best when fried in ghee, though it absorbs quite some ghee when doing so. You can either deep fry it which is the traditional method or shallow fry it in a thick pan of say 1/3 inch depth. I prepared this in my mini uttappa tava which has seven ¼ inch depth dents and it served the purpose well, though deep frying gives better results. My next recipe of Malpuri is definitely going to be of deep fried. You can choose any method you prefer. 

** To prepare the Malpuri/Malpua ~ 1. In a stainless steel bowl add in all the ingredients and mix well. Now add in water little by little mixing it all the time to get a thick lump free dropping consistency batter. Do not add much water at one go or the batter may get thinned out, in which case you cannot prepare good malpuri. The sugar should have completely melted and mixed in well and not remained as grains. Keep the batter slightly thicker at this stage. Cover it with a tight lid and keep it aside to get properly soaked for a minimum of 3-4 hours. Though I kept it for about 5 hours, then beat it well till smooth again and it is ready to be prepared in malpuri/malpua. 

** For Frying in Tava : Heat the tava with enough ghee in each of the dents, when hot, lower the heat, and add enough batter in each dent to fill the same. Cook on low heat till you see the corner outer round of the malpuri turns crispy and browned. Now slowly flip over the malpuri one by one and let cook till evenly browned on the other side too. Remove each malpuri/malpua with the help of two spatulas and press them sandwiched between the spatula so that the excess ghee drops back into the tava. Place them in slant position on an absorbent paper for the remaining excess ghee to slide off. Continue with remaining batter until done. 

** For Deep Frying Method : Heat ghee in a small pan or in a wide flat pan and when hot lower the heat and pour small ladle full of the same gently into the pan to form a round shape. Cook on low heat till the sides turn crisp and browned. Rest of the method is same as above. 

** “Malpuri/Malpua ~1” is done and ready to be served as Naivedyam to God an there by distribute the same among your friends and family. You can also prepare this anytime when you have guests coming over or if your children simply demand the same. I am sure they will love to share them with their friends as children love sweet dishes. Do try this method of mine and enjoy with your family and friends and if possible remember to give me a feedback too. I will be adding many more variations of Malpuri soon as there are many festivals lined up, so do keep a watch out for the same and yes have a lovely festive time and stay blessed and spread happiness.

** Note : These Malpuri/Malpua taste best when served fresh but remains good for 5-6 days if stored well in an air tight container. As it is time consuming snack to be prepared you can prepare it also a day ahead to avoid over burdening yourself. It does remain fresh for 48 hours and best consumed within 5-6 days. Also remember to cook the same on medium to slow fire or else it will not get cooked from within and will get spoilt on storing. 

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