Authentic Bengali Malpua Recipe - Crispy Indian Sweet Pancakes

Authentic Bengali Malpua Recipe - Crispy Indian Sweet Pancakes

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Make perfectly crispy and fluffy malpua with this traditional Bengali recipe. These sweet Indian pancakes are soaked in cardamom-saffron syrup and topped with nuts.

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Ingredients

  • All-purpose flour (1¼ cups/160g)
  • Milk powder (6 tablespoons/50g)
  • Semolina flour (3 tablespoons/30g)
  • White sugar (2 tablespoons)
  • Baking powder (½ teaspoon)
  • Fennel seeds (1 teaspoon)
  • Pinch of salt
  • Milk (1½ cups)
  • Ghee or oil for frying
  • White sugar (1 cup plus 2 tablespoons/220g)
  • Water (110ml)
  • Green cardamom pods, crushed (2) or cardamom powder (½ teaspoon)
  • Saffron strands (optional pinch)
  • Chopped almonds and pistachios for garnish

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