Shakkarpara - Shakkarpare - Shakarpali -shankarpali

Diwali Festival Special

Ingredients

• Plain flour - 2.5 cup, (maida)

• Ghee - 7-8 tbsp/ oil

• Salt - a pinch

• Cardamom powder - 1/4 tsp (elaichi powder)

• Sugar - 1/4 cup

• milk & Water mix - 1/4 cup

• Oil for deep frying

Method :

• In a small pan, add milk -water mixture , ghee and sugar & Cardamom powder and allow the sugar to melt. Turn off heat after sugar melted.
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• In a bowl, add the maida, salt,  mix well.

• In sugar melted mixture add maida ,Slowly, keep mixing to form a slightly firm yet smooth dough.Knead for a good 6-8 minutes. Cover with clean kitchen napkin and set aside for at least 30 to 60 minutes.
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• After 30-60 minutes Divide the kneaded dough into two or three portions.
  
  

• Roll the dough into a large thick circle

• A sharp knife or a pizza cutter to cut horizontally and vertically so that you achieve diamond shapes
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• Heat oil for deep frying in a heavy bottom vessel

• now remove each cut piece and place on a plate so that you can drop them easily into the hot oil while deep frying.

• on medium flame ,place few of the cut pieces carefully into the hot oil for deep fry.

• Deep fry till they attain a golden brown shade.

• Allow the fried Shankarpali to cool completely and then store in a cool, dry place, in an airtight container for later.