Malpuri

Ingredients :-

• Maida – 1&1/2 cups
• Sooji  Rava – 1/4th cup
• Sugar – 1 cup
• Sour Butter milk – 1 cup
• Cardamom powder – 1 tsp
• Ghee-Oil for frying

Method:-

1. Sieve Maida twice. Mix together sugar, butter milk, rava and maida.
2. Keep this batter for fermentation for 3 hours. Do not dilute the batter, It should be of the consistency of thick dosa batter.
3. Before preparing the malpuris add the powdered cardamom powder and mix well.
4. Heat ghee in a flat bottom deep frying pan and bring to smoking point.
5. Gently pour in a ladle full of the prepared batter into the hot ghee/oil.
6. Do not try to spread it with the ladle. After 2 minutes turn the malpuris and cook on other side.
7. Similarly flip on both sides till you see brown colour and becomes crisp on the sides.              
8. Take out the malpuris. Now keep this malpuri between two spatulas and press well to remove excess ghee/oil.
9. Continue frying similarly with the rest of the batter.
10. Serve them when cool. You can store this in airtight container which stays fresh for a week.

Note:-

1. Few people like to add artificial yellow colour and Til (sesame seeds ) which is optional
2. Always use sour curds for better results.
3. Check for sweetness. if needed can increase the quantity of sugar .
4. Using ghee for frying gives  an awesome taste
5. Take care while dropping the batter and removing it after frying.
6. Deep frying pan with flat bottom is perfect to fry malpuris.