Celebrate Holi With One Of The World's Oldest Desserts - Chowhound

Malpua, in its essence, is a fried pancake with crisp edges and a pillowy soft interior, which is soaked in a sugar syrup called chashni. The dough is traditionally made with wheat flour, sugar or jaggery, cardamom, and milk. Once fried, it is topped with saffron, and an assortment of nuts like pistachios, cashews, and almonds. In its most luxurious presentation, it is topped with rabdi (also called rabri), a…