Apple Malpua with Apricot Rabri

Take a mixing bowl and add all purpose flour, corn flour, yogurt and add some water and mix to form a lump free batter. Keep aside. Add the fruit salt just before frying.

Now mix sugar and water in a pan and stir over medium heat till sugar dissolves and the syrup has reduced to half of its quantity . add the cardamom powder and saffron in it.

Take a drop of sugar syrup between two of your fingers and start pulling your fingers in opposite direction, if you find the syrup to be of a thread like consistency, then your sugar syrup is done.

Add the lemon juice and turn off the heat. the lemon juice is added to stop the crystallization process.

Now take one apple and peel the skin and scoop out the seeds and cut them into roundels.

In a separate plate, add some all purpose flour and cinnamon powder. Coat the apple pieces in it and keep it aside.

Heat ghee in a pan and when it hot enough for frying, coat apple pieces in the batter and deep fry in hot oil till it turns brown on all sides.

Drain the apple pieces on a paper towel and soak in the sugar syrup on both sides for 2 – 3 minutes. Transfer to a plate. Decorate with chopped pistachios and almonds and serve hot.

Soak the apricot in warm milk for 2 to 3 hrs. Grind it to a fine paste with a little milk at a time and if needed u can add some sugar just to balance the sweetness of the paste.

Heat the milk on a heavy bottomed pan and bring it to a boil. Now simmer the gas and let it boil. Add the green cardamom powder and boil till it reduces 1/3 of its original quantity.

Make sure to stir it at regular intervals to avoid sticking at the bottom. Scrape the sides of the pan and mix it with the milk to make it thicker.

Once the milk reduces to half of its quantity, add sugar and keep stirring till it reduces to a very thick consistency.

Let it cool completely. Once cool add the apricot puree and put it in the refrigerator to chill. Take out before serving.

Fill the chilled Apricot Rabri on a glass and place a hot Apple Malpua on top. Relish the twist to this beautiful desert.