Malabar Milk Cake / Paal Cake

Ingredients:

Wheat flour - 110 g
Ghee - 1 1/2 tbsp
Baking powder - 1/4 tsp
Baking soda - a pinch
Milk powder - 10 g
Powdered sugar - 3 tbsp
Warm Milk - 5 tbsp (app)
Elaichi powder - 1/8 tsp
Oil - As reqd

Sugar Syrup:

Sugar - 1/2 cup
Water - 1 cup
Green Elaichi - 2
Saffron strands - Little

Method:

• In a bowl add flour, sugar, baking powder and baking soda.
• Add in elaichi powder and mix well.
• Add in ghee, warm mjlk little by little and make a soft dough.
• Roll out the dough and cut it into small rectangles.
• In a pan add sugar and water.
• Add in elaichi, saffron strands and let it boil for 6-8 mins.
• Set this aside.
• Heat oil in pan and once hot reduce the flame to low.
• Fry the cut rectangles.
• Cook in low flame and transfer to plate.
• Add this to syrup and let is sit in syrup for 15-20 mins.
• Drain and serve.

Note:

I added just 1 1/2 tbsp of sugar and felt less sweet in cake, so add as per your taste.