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Would you like to spend these Easter holidays in a different way or learn what other cultures do in their celebrations? Perfect! Today we bring you a healthy, tasty and very easy to prepare recipe, with which you can get closer to the exotic Indian culture without leaving home: mal pua or coconut pancakes . Mal pua are prepared practically throughout the Indian subcontinent and cannot be missed in many celebrations such as, for example, Diwali , also known as the Festival of Lights: it is a very important holiday in Indian culture, and the gastronomy is an excellent way to get to know a town and its customs, don't you think? A girl celebrating Diwali festival. © Soumen Nath/ iStock A girl celebrating Diwali festival. © Soumen Nath / iStock Depending on the region, the recipe varies: for example, in some places the dough is prepared with fruit, such as banana or mango, to which water or milk is later added.
There are also many ways to give it the finishing touch: from adding a sugar coating to dipping the pancakes in honey right after removing them from the pan. Can you think of others? The variant of the recipe that we explain below is characteristic of Bangladesh and its unmistakable flavor will delight both the adults and the little ones in the house. Check it! Healthy and Albania Mobile Number List natural recipe: how to prepare coconut pancakes pancakes-coco Ingredients (for 15 units): 110 g rice or wheat flour 240 ml milk 75 g grated coconut 1-2 tablespoons sugar , to taste Seeds from 1 cardamom pod, crushed Oil Optionally, you can add a topping of honey or homemade liquid caramel. To prepare it you will need: 240 ml of water 225g sugar Elaboration process Mix the coconut, flour and milk in a bowl to obtain a liquid dough; If you think it is a little thick, you can add a little more milk. When it is good, add the sugar and cardamom seeds and stir everything to get a homogeneous paste. Next, heat a wok with enough oil to fry.
When it is hot, add a tablespoon of dough at a time: the pancake will quickly form . Fry for about a minute, until the tips stand up or turn golden brown; Turn it over and continue frying it for another 30 or 40 seconds, until it is golden brown on both sides. As they brown, take them off the heat and let them dry on kitchen paper. Try to keep them warm until you have finished preparing them all. To give the final touch to this vegan recipe, all you need to do is add honey or liquid caramel and enjoy! To prepare the homemade liquid caramel, put water on the heat and when it starts to boil add the sugar. Keep stirring and let it boil intensely for between 10 and 20 minutes, until you see that it takes on a syrup-like appearance. Then you just have to let it cool a little before pouring it over the pancakes. If you liked this natural recipe, in the Oxfam Intermón fair trade online store you will find a good number of ingredients to use in your recipes. Can you think of a better way to introduce your family to other cultures than by tasting them.