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Malpua (Indian fried pancakes)

By: Vivek Singh

Published: 7 Mar 22
Updated: 25 Mar 24

Malpua are sweet fried pancakes and a staple of Indian cooking – served as dessert or snacks. Vivek Singh shares his family recipe for malpua with cardamom and raisins.

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Easy
March 2020

Test kitchen approved

Makes 16-20
Hands-on time 20 min, plus 2-3 hours chilling

Malpua are sweet fried pancakes and a staple of Indian cooking – served as dessert or snacks. Vivek Singh shares his family recipe for malpua with cardamom and raisins.

Check out more delicious pancakes from around the globe in our pancake recipes collection.

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Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 101kcals
Fat: 2.9g (0.5g saturated)
Protein: 1.5g
Carbohydrates: 16.9g (9.3g sugars)
Fibre: 0.4g
Salt: trace

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Ingredients

200g plain flour
160g sugar
300ml whole milk
½ tsp ground cardamom seeds
1 tbsp golden raisins
½ ripe banana, mashed (optional)
Vegetable oil for deep frying
Vanilla ice cream to serve (optional)

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Digital probe thermometer
Kitchen paper

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Method

Whisk together the flour, sugar, milk, cardamom, raisins and banana, if using, in a mixing bowl to make a smooth batter, then set aside in the fridge for 2-3 hours to allow the flavours to develop (see Make Ahead).
Heat 4cm vegetable oil in a large, heavy-based saucepan until the temperature reads 160°C on a digital probe thermometer (or a cube of bread turns golden in 40-50 seconds).
Stir the batter to bring it back together, then pour half ladlefuls of mixture into the oil in small batches of 3 or 4. Fry for 3-4 minutes until the edges of the pancakes are crisp but the middles are still soft. Turn the pancakes over halfway through once the underside is golden and crisp.