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Shakkarpara Recipe

Shakkarpara Recipe

Shakkarpara Recipe

Shakkarpara or Shakkarpare also known as Shankarpali, a typical Indian snack during festival specially in Holi and Diwali. A crispy, flaky, deep fried, diamond shaped and sweet snack made with flour, sugar, milk and ghee. It is very easy to make at home because you just need some pantry staple ingredients to make this delicious snack and it is worth to make at home.

In Gujarat and Maharashtra it is known as a Shankarpali and most of western India it is known as a sweet Tukdi. It’s North Indian variant known as khurma or laktho is also popular in states such as Bihar, Jharkhand, and eastern Uttar Pradesh. It is also a popular sweet among the Indian diaspora in Fiji, Guyana, and Trinidad and Tobago.( Source ; wiki)

Shakkarpara Recipe

It is a popular snack amongst the Maharashtrian, Gujarati and Kannadiga community in India and has a long shelf-life. It is widely available in shops; people usually purchase ready-made Shankarpali during the year and only prepare it at home during Diwali. This provides a livelihood for women who produce it throughout the year and market it.

Shakkarpara Recipe

Ingredients
• 2 ½ cup Maida/All Purpose Flour
• ½ cup Powdered Sugar
• ½ cup Ghee
• 1/3 cup Milk or Water
• Oil for Deep Frying

Method
1. In a mixing bowl add flour, powdered sugar and mix it well.
2. Heat the ghee in a small pan, then pour hot ghee over the flour. Mix it with spoon and let it cool down.
3. Rub the flour in between hand plums, till mix well.
4. Now using warm milk or water knead it and make a smooth dough. Cover it for 10-15 mins.
5. Divide the dough into 4 equal size of balls.
6. Take a ball and roll it and make ¼ inch thick disk.
7. Cut it into horizontally and vertically into strips and make diamond cut pieces.
8. Remove it on plate and cover it with cloth.
9. Heat the oil in a deep pan, check it with small piece, if it come out on the top and start floating that means oil is hot enough.
10. Now drop hand full of diamond cut pieces carefully and deep fry it on medium fame till all side golden brown color.

Shakkarpara Recipe

11. Drain it and spread over the paper towel. Fry it remaining same way into the batches.
12. Shakkarpara are ready. Let it cool down completely, then store it into the airtight container.

Shakkarpara Recipe

Tips
• While rolling the dough, covered other dough balls and the prepared cut Shakkarpara with cloth, otherwise it will dry and won’t fry properly.
• Do not fry Shakkarpara in very hot oil otherwise they will be brunt and soft inside.
• You can use whole wheat flour instead of Maida.
• Use warm milk or water to knead the dough, it will help to dissolve the sugar in flour properly.
• Store Shakkarpara in airtight jar after cooling down completely.

Shakkarpara Recipe

Shakkarpara Recipe
 
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Prep time
10 mins
Cook time
20 mins
Total time
30 mins
 
Shakkarpara or Shakkarpare also known as Shankarpali, a typical Indian snack during festival specially in Holi and Diwali. A crispy, flaky, deep fried, diamond shaped and sweet snack made with flour, sugar, milk and ghee. It is very easy to make at home because you just need some pantry staple ingredients to make this delicious snack and it is worth to make at home.
Author: Binjal Pandya
Recipe type: snack
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 5-6
Ingredients
  • 2 ½ cup Maida/All Purpose Flour
  • ½ cup Powdered Sugar
  • ½ cup Ghee
  • ⅓ cup Milk or Water
  • Oil for Deep Frying
Instructions
  1. In a mixing bowl add flour, powdered sugar and mix it well.
  2. Heat the ghee in a small pan, then pour hot ghee over the flour. Mix it with spoon and let it cool down.
  3. Rub the flour in between hand plums, till mix well.
  4. Now using warm milk or water knead it and make a smooth dough. Cover it for 10-15mins.
  5. Divide the dough into 4 equal size of balls.
  6. Take a ball and roll it and make ¼ inch thick disk.
  7. Cut it into horizontally and vertically into strips and make diamond cut pieces.
  8. Remove it on plate and cover it with cloth.
  9. Heat the oil in a deep pan, check it with small piece, if it come out on the top and start floating that means oil is hot enough.
  10. Now drop hand full of diamond cut pieces carefully and deep fry it on medium fame till all side golden brown color.
  11. Drain it and spread over the paper towel. Fry it remaining same way into the batches.
  12. Shakkarpara are ready. Let it cool down completely, then store it into the airtight container.
Notes
While rolling the dough, covered other dough balls and the prepared cut Shakkarpara with cloth, otherwise it will dry and won’t fry properly.
Do not fry Shakkarpara in very hot oil otherwise they will be brunt and soft inside.
You can use whole wheat flour instead of Maida.
Use warm milk or water to knead the dough, it will help to dissolve the sugar in flour properly.
Store Shakkarpara in airtight jar after cooling down completely.
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Shakkarpara Recipe was last modified: October 14th, 2022 by Binjal's VEG Kitchen

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  1. Supriya Kutty / 28 Jun 2021 10:08am #

    I love shakarpara but I get it from the market and it is also occasionally available at the shops so this post for me is really very important and I am happy to come across this post.I will surely try making this whenever I crave for it tank you so much.
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