KheerPoa, a classic from Thakurbari’r Ranna for Poush Sankranti

Name: KheerPoa, a classic from Thakurbari’r Ranna for Poush Sankranti
Total time: 2100 s
Yield: 6-8 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup sugar; 2 cups water; 1.5 cup All Purpose Flour; 1/2 cup kheer or khoya; 1 Tbsp ghee; 1 tsp salt; 2/3 cup water; 2 cups ghee to fry

Madhumita Bishnu @Madhubish27

Kolkata

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Poa or Malpua is one of my favourite Go To recipe for desserts from Bengal. Thakurbari’r Ranna teaches us Poa and different kinds. Each a classic on its own- I love Kheer Poa which is made with Kheer or Khoya and Maida or All Purpose Flour

Madhumita Bishnu @Madhubish27

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Ingredients

Prep time. -10 mins, Cooking-10 mins, Soak-15 mins

6-8 servings

Syrup
1 cupsugar
2 cupswater
Kheer Poa
1.5 cupAll Purpose Flour
1/2 cupkheer or khoya
1 Tbspghee
1 tspsalt
2/3 cupwater
2 cupsghee to fry

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Steps

Prep time. -10 mins, Cooking-10 mins, Soak-15 mins

1

Syrup - in a heavy bottomed pan add sugar and water and bring it to a medium boil, stir to dissolve the sugar. The sugar syrup should not be thin or thick
2

Kheer Poa - In a bowl add Maida or All Purpose Flour, oil and mix well, add kheer and mix to make a hard dough.
3

Roll out like a Luchi size but thick in size.
4

In a pan heat ghee, add the poa and fry, add to syrup and soak for 15 mins
5

Plate and enjoy a classic

Tips

The dough should be tight
The size of Poa should be like Luchi and not thin as a Luchi

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Madhumita Bishnu @Madhubish27

on January 16, 2026 11:56

Kolkata

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