MALPUA

Malpua and rainy days….an inseparable combo. When my mom in law was alive, the moment it would rain, we would demand malpuas. For the last many years, probably since her demise, we had'nt had them.With the recent cloudburst in Delhi, there was tremendous nostalgia for the same. So here I was making malpuas after so many years….The nicest part is that , you don't need a sugar syrup for this kind of malpua. So for diabetics, one can use sugar substitute and make it, which one cant do with the recipes requiring syrup.

INGREDIENTS:
Maida- 1 cup

Milk -2 cups

Sugar/Sugar free natura-1and a ½ tbsp to 2 tbsp. (When using sugar free natura, the amount used in terms of volume is the same as for regular granulated sugar.But in terms of weight they are not equal)

Aniseed/saunf- 1/2 tsp

Black pepper ( Uncrushed)/ kali mirch sabut- 1/2 tsp

Refined Oil- For frying

METHOD:

Mix all the above ingredients.Keep for about ½ hour.Mix well again. Heat oil in a frying pan for deep frying. When it turns hot, lower the heat, pour the batter slowy, with a ladle . Now raise the heat.It will spread and become like a fried egg.Turn it so as to enable it to cook on both the sides. It should be golden in colour.Remove from the oil and place on an absorbent paper ,like a kitchen towel, to absorb excess oil. Serve hot .You can serve it with rabri/Kheer too.Tastes awesome.If serving with kheer/Rabri one can reduce the amount of sugar in the batter.