Tezzbuzz Desk- Mother Kushmanda is worshiped on the fourth day of Navratri. On this day, devotees offer various types of dishes to please Mata Rani. Malpua is also a popular choice for prasad. If you want to make something different this time, then you can prepare delicious Malpua from boiled potatoes. Let us know what ingredients will be required to make it and what is its easy recipe.
Worship of nine forms of Maa Durga has special significance in Shardiya Navratri. Mother Kushmanda is worshiped on the fourth day of Navratri. According to religious beliefs, worshiping Goddess Kushmanda blesses the devotees with happiness, prosperity and prosperity. On this day, devotees worship with rituals and offer dishes of their choice to Mata Rani.
The tradition of making Malpua is also prevalent during the worship of Mother Kushmanda. Generally Malpua is prepared with flour and sugar, but you can also make it with the help of boiled potatoes. This Malpua prepared from potatoes, milk, dry fruits and cardamom is special in taste. It can be fried in desi ghee and served as prasad with sweet syrup.
Ingredients to make Potato Malpua
To prepare potato malpua at home, you will need these ingredients.
- Potato – 6
- Sugar – 1 cup
- Cashews, pistachios and almonds – half cup
- Cardamom powder – half teaspoon
- Milk – 7 spoons
- Flour – 2 spoons
- Gram flour – 2 spoons
- Desi ghee – as per need
- Sugar for syrup – 1 cup
- Water for syrup – 1 cup
- Cardamom – 1 to 2
Prepare the potato malpua batter in this way
First of all boil the potatoes thoroughly. When the potatoes cool down, peel them and cut them into pieces. Now prepare a paste by adding potatoes, cashews, pistachios, almonds and milk in the mixer.
Take out this paste in a big bowl. Add cardamom powder, flour and gram flour to it and mix well. After this, prepare a smooth batter by mixing milk and sugar as per requirement. Keep in mind that the mixture should neither be too thick nor too thin.
If you want to further enhance the taste of Malpua, you can also add some jaggery or grated coconut to the batter.
Fry Malpuas in desi ghee like this
After the batter is ready, place a pan on the gas and heat desi ghee in it. Now with the help of a spoon, pour the batter into the pan and gently shape it into a malpua. Fry the Malpua on medium flame until it turns golden on both sides. Keep in mind that the potato mixture is cooked well from inside. To make Malpua crisp, take special care of the flame and frying time. After cooking, take them out in a plate.
How to make sweet syrup for Malpua?
To enhance the taste of Malpua, it is important to prepare syrup. For this, add one cup of water and one cup of sugar in a vessel and heat it. Add one to two cardamoms in it and cook the mixture until the syrup becomes thick. When the syrup is ready, add fried malpuas to it or pour syrup over them and leave it for some time, so that the sweetness gets absorbed properly. After this, take out the Malpuas in a plate and add khoya, almonds, cashew nuts or grated coconut on top.
Offer potato malpua to Maa Kushmanda.
After the potato malpuas are ready, place them in the puja plate and offer them to Maa Kushmanda. After this, perform Aarti of Mata Rani and pray for the happiness and prosperity of the family. After offering the food, the Prasad can be distributed among the family members and other people.
This Navratri, if you want to add some new flavor to the traditional prasad, then potato malpuas can be a good option. These can be prepared easily at home and the taste of dry fruits and cardamom makes them special.