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Instant Malpua Recipe

Published: Aug 21, 2020 · Modified: Nov 3, 2022 by Motions and Emotions

Instant Malpua is a deep fried pancake which later soaked in sugar syrup. Malpua is an Indian pancake which is a delicious item for dessert. Malpuas are especially served during festival seasons like in Holi, Diwali, etc. The recipe of malpua also varies in different part of India. Make this delectable sweet dish by following my instant malpua recipe.

One part of my childhood memories has carefully secured the taste of malpuas made by my paternal grandmother. As I have mentioned many time she was an ace cook and her recipes were so delightful and tasty. I remember the taste of bananas in her malpuas. At that time, I was a kid of 7 to 8 years, so I was not bothered about the recipe. Instead I concentrated on eating good foods.

Malpua & Memories...

I remember my paternal grandfather's house in Bolpur where my grandparents lived. The kitchen was not in the house but adjacent to the house along with dining area without a table. My grandma was good in stitching as well and used to make mats for sitting using jute pieces with cross-stitch with wool. My job was to make the sitting arrangement by laying the handmade mats on the floor of dinning. Later she would make the food and serve immediately from the next door kitchen.

My grandma added flour and milk to the mashed banana along with fennel seeds and deep fried. As the ladleful of batter starts getting fried, the sweet smell of banana and fennel spreads all over increasing the appetite. Later my granny used to add them in sugar syrup for soaking. Finally, the fried beauties used to come to my plate then I would go to silent mode and concentrate on my sweet treat.

Instant malpua served on a white plate

Though malpuas were especially made during festivals. However, I remember whenever there was leftover sugar syrup, malpua was made at home to use the leftover syrup. Earlier it was not available at shops and slowly it was a rare affair at home considering everyone's health as it is deep fried and soaked in sugar syrup.

Now each sweet shops (in Bengal) has a dedicated tray for malpua. So whenever you wish you can have it, but the taste of malpuas from shops is unmatchable with the homemade ones. I always prefer freshly prepared hot malpuas.

Can I prepare malpua instantly ?

Of course! you can make malpua instantly. Here I am sharing an easy recipe of malpua (no it's not my grandma's recipe). I noted down instant malpua recipe from a cookery show long ago and stick to it whenever I have craving for malpuas.

Details about Malpua

In West Bengal, malpua is called as Malpoa. This popular Indian pancake, malpua is prepared in different states of India and known in different names. I read in an article that malpua is also popular in two of our neighbouring states Bihar and Odisha. Malpua is called as Amalu in Odisha and Pua in Bihar. As it has varieties of names, the preparations are also different but the taste is divine across all the regions.

Different ingredients were added to prepare malpua at different regions. Some places add fruits like banana, coconut in malpua. Mawa or khoya is also added in some malpua recipe. I also love chanar (cottage cheese) malpua  and kheerer (reduced milk with sugar) malpua.  

Instant Malpua Recipe

Take 11/2 cups of water, 1 cup sugar, and a little heat to help the sugar dissolve. Check the consistency of sugar syrup. If required add more sugar to make one thread consistency syrup. To give the syrup a lovely color, sprinkle in a little saffron.

Boil the milk until it is almost half its original volume. Give it time to cool. While making the malpuas, you can do this step the day before, store the milk in the refrigerator, and then bring it to room temperature.

Take whole wheat flour in a bowl and also add semolina. Now add the reduced milk into it to make a smooth consistent mixture.

Now, add a ladleful of batter to the hot pan greased with oil to make the pancake. Cook both sides until they turn golden.

When both the sides are done, take it out and immerse in sugar syrup, wait for ten to fifteen minutes and serve it.

How do I serve Malpua?

Indian pancake, Malpua is commonly served as dessert, however, I can have it anytime. I always prefer fresh and warm malpuas. If you are planning to serve malpua for your home party, you can always prepare them ahead of time and warm it in microwave. Later serve when your guests arrive. My husband also loves malpua topped with Rabri and let me tell you it tastes divine. When you are serving malpua with rabri I would recommend to serve it chilled. 

Instant Malpua with rabri

Tips to prepare Malpua

  • Consistency of the batter is the key for malpua. While making the batter of malpua, I make sure there is no lump in the batter. Hence, I keep stirring continuously to avoid any lumps of flour while adding milk in the batter.
  • Heat the oil to the boiling temperature and then reduce the flame. Now slowly add a ladleful of batter into the oil and fry both sides until golden brown. Avoid high heat as it will burn the outer-side and inside of malpua will remain uncooked.
  • I do not add too many malpuas in pan for frying. Because if I over-crowd wok or pan with malpuas, they have a tendency to get stuck on the edges. Therefore, malpuas lose the shape.
  • Always add fried malpuas into warm sugar syrup for better soaking of syrup.

How do I adjust the consistency of the batter while making malpua?

Take the flour and semolina mixture in a bowl and slowly add milk little by little. I suggest to keep stirring the batter continuously to avoid any lumps of flour. If the batter is too thick then add little bot of milk to make it free-flowing consistency. On the other hand, batter should not be runny in nature. In that case, add little bit of whole wheat flour to make the consistency perfect.

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Instant Malpua Recipe

Malpua is an Indian pancake which is an irresistible dessert. Unlike other pancakes, it is deep fried and later soaked in sugar syrup. Malpuas are especially served during festival seasons like in Holi, Diwali, etc.
Prep Time5 mins
Active Time1 hr
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: Dessert, Festival Recipes, Indian Sweet Recipes
Yield: 8 people
Author: Amrita

Equipment

  • Pan
  • Wok

Materials

  • ~400 ml Milk
  • 4-5 tablespoon Whole wheat flour/Atta
  • ½ tablespoon Semolina/Suji
  • 1 teaspoon Fennel Seeds
  • ½ teaspoon Black Peppercorn, crushed
  • 2-3 cups Refined oil, for deep frying
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 1½ cup Water
  • a pinch Saffron Strands

Instructions

  • Take 1½ cup of water in a pan and add 1 cup sugar and heat little to dissolve the sugar.
  • Check the consistency of sugar syrup. If required add more sugar to make one thread consistency syrup.
  • Add a pinch of saffron to give a nice color into it.
  • Boil the milk till it reduces to almost half of its quantity. Allow it to cool. You can do this step previous day and store the milk in the refrigerator and bring it to room temperature while you are making the malpuas. 
  • Take whole wheat flour in a bowl and also add semolina.
  • Now add the reduced milk into it to make a smooth consistent mixture.
  • Now heat oil in pan and pour a ladle full of batter to form pan cake. Fry both the sides until it takes brown color.
  • When both the sides are done, take it out and immerse in sugar syrup, wait for ten to fifteen minutes and serve it. 

Notes

  • Batter should be lump-free. If the batter is too thick then add little bot of milk to make it free-flowing consistency. On the other hand, batter should not be runny in nature. In that case, add little bit of whole wheat flour to make the consistency perfect.

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Comments

  1. Sasmita

    November 02, 2019 at 7:15 am

    Its on my to-do list since a long and voila, yours seems a perfect one to try ! So perfectly you have prepared dear these adorable rounds.

    Reply
  2. Priya Srinivasan - I Camp in My Kitchen

    October 29, 2019 at 2:29 pm

    Those malpuas look tempting! perfect for the festivities, soft and succulent malpuas, i m totally drooling here!!!

    Reply
  3. Hayley Dhanecha

    October 26, 2019 at 8:44 am

    These malpua look amazing and make me reminisce over when I ate them when I was younger

    Reply
  4. Padma

    October 23, 2019 at 10:59 pm

    One of my top favourite dessert...Perfect Diwali treat!! On my to do list...you have tempted me now!! Adding peppercorns is new to me...hv to try it sometime!!

    Reply
  5. Geetha

    October 23, 2019 at 9:54 pm

    Fabulous sweet dish for festivals. I have heard about malpua but never tasted it. Your recipe sounds interesting.

    Reply
  6. mildly indian

    October 23, 2019 at 6:39 am

    Loevly recipe you have here. I have never tried malpua and it does look very festive. Perfect diwali sweet treat.

    Reply
  7. Sandhya Ramakrishnan

    October 22, 2019 at 5:55 pm

    I like the idea of condensing the milk to make the malpua dough. That would make it so flavorful and also rich. Such a delicious recipe and I am tempted to make it soon.

    Reply
  8. Swati

    October 22, 2019 at 4:32 pm

    Malpue looks so delicious, I make these only with whole wheat flour and we call it Pue. A perfect trat for the festive season!! Liked the idea of adding reduced milk for making malpu.

    Reply
  9. Vandana

    October 22, 2019 at 1:13 pm

    I love Malpua especially fennel in it. I never tried it with pepper corn but sure it will taste great because once I tasted a dessert in Assam which had peppercorns in it and I had loved the combination of sweet and pepper. Really excited to make Malpua with pepper corns next time.

    Reply
  10. Indfused

    October 22, 2019 at 3:07 am

    This malpua sure brings back memories of my mom. Your malpuas look delicious Amrita.Perfect for the Diwali season!

    Reply
  11. Mayuri Patel

    October 21, 2019 at 4:56 pm

    Love these sweet and succulent malpuas. Reminds me of the ones that I sometimes have at the ISKCON temple. When food is associated with memories of loved ones, its becomes that much more special. Whenever I hear the word malpua, it reminds me of my father in law. It as his favourite sweet dish.

    Reply
  12. Malini's Space

    October 21, 2019 at 2:16 pm

    First time, I tasted Malpua in a restaurant, It was super delicious. I have been thinking try once at home, You gave a nice recipe. It looks so yummy 🙂

    Reply
  13. Pavani

    October 21, 2019 at 3:18 am

    Loved reading about your memories from childhood. Food sure stirs so many memories in all of us. Malpua look absolutely delicious.

    Reply
  14. My Culinary Journey

    October 20, 2019 at 9:00 am

    Malpuas post made me so nostalgic. I used to love malpuas made by my Mom. Your recipe is very different and interesting. Next time I am gonna try your method.
    Lovely share.
    Lata

    Reply
  15. Rafeeda AR

    October 17, 2019 at 11:52 am

    That is such an interesting recipe... boiling down the milk and making the batter is something very different... I have always been wanting to try this...

    Reply
  16. Angie's Recipes

    October 16, 2019 at 11:26 am

    Who doesn't love pancakes? These look mouthwatering!

    Reply
  17. Unknown

    June 20, 2013 at 1:42 pm

    that is drool worthy!!! so delicious and so authentic!! Thanks for linking it to my event!! Looking for more yummy recipes!!
    Sowmya
    Event - Authentic Indian Sweets w giveaway
    Event - Eggless Baking-Sweet/Savory

    Reply
  18. Unknown

    March 23, 2013 at 11:51 am

    I had this recently from a Gujarati restaurant and i was left finger licking...was looking for this recipe..will definitely try it..

    Reply
  19. Motions and Emotions

    March 01, 2013 at 8:49 am

    Thank you Chandrani...I will try next time with coconut..

    Reply
  20. Unknown

    March 01, 2013 at 5:12 am

    My fav sweet. I make thik same way but I just add coconut into this batter. Very delicious malpua.

    Reply

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