Preheat your OTG for 10 minutes @ 180°C. In a small bowl soak the saffron in warm milk. I have skipped this step as used kesar infused sugar.
Sift twice the all purpose flour along with baking powder and baking soda. Keep this aside.
In a bowl add curd/yogurt, whisk it well until smooth. Next, add milk and whisk again. After that add powdered sugar and oil. Mix nicely.
Then goes crumbled khoya/mava/mava and vanilla essence. Now add cardamom powder and soaked saffron.
Whisk everything well so that khoya is combined nicely. Then add twice sifted all purpose flour along with baking powder and baking soda.
Whisk again so that no lumps remain. The batter should be of flowy consistency so if required, add some more milk.
Make sure not to over mix the batter as it may cause muffins to turn flat.
Next, add half the quantity of slivered pistachios and reserve half for toppings.
Now, prep your muffin tray with liners or use muffin molds. Fill each liner/mold till half-way so as to get space to rise better.
Garnish with reserved pistachios.
Place these muffins in pre heated oven and bake them at 180°C for 13 to 15 minutes. Check by inserting a toothpick.
I have used small molds so it took me 15 minutes to bake perfectly. If you’re using big molds then make sure to increase the time to 20 minutes.
Once done, cool them on wire rack. Enjoy eggless mawa cupcake recipe | khoya cupcake | Irani mawa cake | Parsi mawa cake with your coffee or Masala tea.