Description
A rich sweet shallow-frying a batter of wheat flour, milk, mashed bananas, and fennel into a pancake, and soaking it in sugar syrup.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Wheat flour
- Milk
- Banana
- Fennel
- Cardamom
- Saffron
- Sugar
- Ghee
- Semolina
- Water
Instructions
- Mix wheat flour, milk, a little semolina, mashed ripe bananas, fennel, cardamom to make a slightly thick pancake batter.
- Boil sugar, water, saffron to make syrup.
- Heat generous Ghee (or oil) in a pan, pour batter roundly with a ladle. Shallow-fry both sides crispy golden, dip in syrup for a few mins while hot to finish.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Fennel、Cardamom、Saffron
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Pancake mix (becomes an easy sub if fennel is added)
Pairing
Rabri(rich milk sauce)、Masala Chai
Trivia
[Trend] Hugely popular street sweet on Indian streets and festivals. The sweet, spicy aroma of 'fennel' kneaded into the batter provides an exotic addictiveness completely different from regular pancakes.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Pour cold, rich milk sauce (Rabri) generously over the hot syrup-soaked Malpua, eating elegantly with a fork!
Allergen
Wheat, Dairy