Serving: 15 to 20 Pieces| Type: Sweet/Dessert

Ingredients:

Method:

1. Take maida and rawa  in a bowl, add pinch salt, baking soda, 2 teaspoon of sugar and half-and-half.e
2. Mix like bajji mavu consistency make sure it won’t be very thick batter, add half of the cashew nuts and a pinch of kesari color mix it well and keep it aside.
3. Take another vessel add water and sugar, boil it to more than 1 string consistency.
4. Add saffron, rose essence and mix it well and turn off the stove.
5. Take a pan heat with oil for deep frying.
6. Take one deep spoon (Kuzhi karandi) of  batter and pour it into a round shape into the hot oil on medium flame.
7. Cook it for a minute for both side until golden and remove from the oil.
8. Place it on a paper towel and press it flat.
9. Now place the flattened malpua into the sugar syrup for 1 minute and take out and place it on a tray.
10. Garnish with chopped cashew nuts when it is hot.
11. It be served hot or room temperature.

Note:

1. Instead of rose essence you can add powder cardamom.
2. If you can’t find half-and-half milk, then you can boil 5 cups of milk. Boil it until it get reduce into half its quantity , then let cool it down and mix it with the flour.