Pua is a special food item prepared on the festival of Karva Chauth. This dessert recipe basically hails from Uttar Pradesh. Pua is a sweet dish that has loads of religious significance. We all know that married women fast on Karva Chauth from dawn to dusk. They break their fast after praying to the moon for a long life for their husbands. In some communities, pua is eaten to break this fast.

Malpua is an Indian sweet dish that is basically a sugar syrup soaked pancake prepared from a batter of flour, milk and cardamom. These pancakes are usually fried in ghee till crisp along the edges, soaked in sugar syrup, garnished with pistachios and served warm with a topping of Rabri aka rich thickened milk. There are many variations of Malpua based on the region it is prepared.

Preparation time : 3-3.30 hour

Cooking time : 31-40 minutes

Ingredients

• Milk 1 litre
• Sugar 300 grams
• Saffron (kesar) 1 gram
• Refined flour (maida) 30 grams
• Ghee 500 grams

Procedure:

1. Boil milk in a heavy-bottomed pan till it is reduced and reaches a coating consistency.
2. Reserve thirty grams of sugar and make one-string sugar syrup with the rest of the sugar. Dissolve saffron in a teaspoon of hot milk. Add it to the sugar syrup.
3. Cool the reduced milk and add refined flour and the reserved sugar.
4. Mix well and make a batter of pouring consistency using a little milk if required. Keep aside for three hours.
5. Heat ghee in a wide mouthed flat-bottomed kadai. Pour a little batter to form a pancake. Pour hot ghee over it and turn over.
6. When both sides are properly done, drain and immerse in the sugar syrup. Serve warm.

Enjoy!