Malabar Paal Cake

Paal Cake or Milk Cake is a Malabar tea shop snack . You can have this on almost all tea shops in Malabar area. Let’s start

First we in a bowl take one egg with yolk. Next we will add 1 tablespoon Sugar and beat well.

Next we will add Butter, Cardamom powder, and Milk. Mix well

If you dont have milk, You can add Milk powder too and if required can use hot water to mix dough

We will sieve together All-purpose Flour, Baking soda, Salt to mix well

We will add the flour mix little by little to the egg mix and kneed to a soft dough

Keep it to rest for 20-30 minutes

We will make sugar syrup

In a pan add 1/2 cup sugar and 3/4 cup water. Cook it in medium flame. Stir continuously

When it start to thicken add Lemon juice. We need 1 string consistency.

We will dip warm Milk cake in warm sugar syrup. so be careful with timing

Now no need to kneed. just mix lightly with hand

Roll it with a pin to a 1/4 inch thick sheet preferably square shape

Cut it to 2-4 inch long and 1/2 inch width strips

Deep fry each piece in brown colour

Dip each batch Milk cake in Sugar syrup for 10 minutes. Malabar special Paal cake is ready