By Akshara
October 14, 2026
Bring a decadent traditional sweet to your Navratri 2026 celebrations with this farali malpua recipe crafted especially for fasting days. Prepared using water chestnut flour (singhara atta) or mashed banana for binding, these golden pancakes are fried crisp in pure ghee and soaked in warm cardamom-saffron sugar syrup. Garnished with slivered pistachios, they provide a rich and luxurious festive treat.
 1 cup water chestnut flour (singhara atta) or buckwheat flour  2 ripe bananas, thoroughly mashed  1/2 cup paneer (cottage cheese), finely grated  1/2 cup full-fat milk  1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder  Pure ghee for shallow frying  1/2 cup sugar and 1/2 cup water (for sugar syrup)  A few strands of saffron
Boil the sugar, water, and saffron together for five minutes to create a thin, fragrant syrup, then keep it warm.
Whisk the mashed bananas, grated paneer, singhara flour, and milk together in a bowl until a smooth, pouring batter forms.
Heat pure ghee in a wide flat pan on medium heat, ladle a small portion of the batter into the center, and fry until the edges turn golden and crisp.
Flip the malpua and fry the other side, then transfer it directly into the warm saffron sugar syrup for two minutes before serving.