Shankarpali Recipe

Shankarpali in Marathi is a snack popular in Maharashtra India, and elsewhere among ethnic Maharashtrian populations. Shankarpali is traditionally enjoyed as a treat on the Diwali holiday. . It is also very popular snack amongst the gujarati community in India. In Gujarati it is called as "shakarpara". shakkar=sugar.It has a high shelf life therefore it is easy to store.
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Summary

Preparation Time5 MinCooking Time10 Min
Ready In15 MinDifficulty LevelVery Easy
Health IndexAverageServings5
CuisineIndianCourseSnack
TasteSweetMethodFry
SpecialityPart of MenuVegetarianVegetarian

Ingredients

 
Milk- 1 1/2 cup
 
Sugar- 2 cups
 
Maida- [all purpose flour ]- 3 1/2 cup
 
Salt- 1/2 teaspoon
 
Ghee- 3/4 th cup
 
Oil to fry

Directions

1. Mix ghee, sugar and milk in a pan and heat it till the sugar melts and the mixture starts boiling. Turn the heat off, as soon as the mixture starts boiling.
2. Let the mixture cool down.
3. Mix maida in above mixture and keep adding it till you get a nice, stiff dough. The consistency of the dough should be such that you should be able to roll it. [not too thin, not too stiff.]
4. Heat oil, in a kadhai. Divide the dough in equal parts, roll it, into round shape like a chapati. [it should not be very thin.]
5. Cut it with a knife into small squares.
6. Fry in oil, on medium heat, till you get light brown colour.
7. Serve these nice crispy, crunchy shankarpali with tea.

Comments

syginde1 says :

Thank you for your wonderful recipe. As a Maharashtrian myself, you brought back some wonderful childhood memories.
Posted on: 18 September 2008 - 9:06am

Snigdha says :

Wow..sounds like an easy to make snack. I shall surely try making it soon
Posted on: 2 December 2007 - 7:09pm

ormtrm says :

yes, this is very easy to make & kids loves this very much
Posted on: 3 December 2007 - 9:06am

amiablepsyche says :

these biscuits are my all time fav.. thanks for sharing..
Posted on: 17 November 2007 - 3:52am

AnjaliD says :

I made some Shankarpali last week for DIwali. It came out well. My recipe was very similar to yours.
Posted on: 14 November 2007 - 11:56pm

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