Sabudana and Rajma malpua sandwich with paneer crumble

Name: Sabudana and Rajma malpua sandwich with paneer crumble
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup Sabudana or tapioca pearls soaked overnight; 1/4 cup rajma or red kidney beans soaked overnight; 3 tablespoon sooji or semolina; 2 tablespoon maida/All purpose flour; 3/4 cup sugar; 50 g paneer; 1 teaspoon Ghee; As needed Oil for frying; 1 pinch salt; 1 Teaspoon saunf or fennel seeds

Ananya Ghosh @anan_17091990

Kolkata, West Bengal

This recipe is an award winning recipe on the #rasoiquarantine challenge given by none other than chef Vineet Bhatia. This is made from simple ingredients and is especially for those times when we have very few ingredients at home and crave for something sweet.

Ananya Ghosh @anan_17091990

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Ingredients

4 servings

1 cupSabudana or tapioca pearls soaked overnight
1/4 cuprajma or red kidney beans soaked overnight
3 tablespoonsooji or semolina
2 tablespoonmaida/All purpose flour
3/4 cupsugar
50 gpaneer
1 teaspoonGhee
As neededOil for frying
1 pinchsalt
1 Teaspoonsaunf or fennel seeds

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Steps

1

At first drain the water from the soaked Sabudana and rajma. Then grind them separately into fine paste.
2

Add the rajma to the Sabudana. Then add the suji and maida. Add the sugar, salt and saunf. add enough water to make a semi thick batter. let the batter rest for half an hour.
3

Put refined oil into a heated kadhai. Let the oil get warm. Add a spoonful of batter to the kadhai. Put the flame on medium to avoid the Malpua from getting burnt. Fry well on each side.
4

Put the fried Malpua on paper towels to drain excess oil.
5

For the paneer crumble, mash the paneer finely. Add a teaspoon of ghee to a kadhai. Ten add a teaspoon of sugar and the mashed paneer into the kadhai. Fry the paneer for 5 minutes. Remove from the kadhai.
6

To assemble the dessert, put paneer crumble at the bottom. Then add a Malpua on top on the crumble. Again add the crumble on top of the Malpua and repeat this process for two more times. Add a chopped almond on top of the Malpua. Serve hot.