Name: Wholewheat Shakarpara/Shankarpali recipe by arvinda visani at BetterButter
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Wholewheat flour 2 cups; Sugar3/4 cups; Milk 3/4 cup; Hot ghee 3 tablespoon; Cardamon powder/elaichi powder 1/2 teaspoon; A pinch of salt; Oil for frying

ABOUT Wholewheat Shakarpara/Shankarpali RECIPE

Shakarpara or Shankarpali is most popular sweet dish of Maharashtra and Gujarat. Made of plain flour or wholewheat flour, sugar and milk. It's mostly made during Diwali

Instructions

Sieve flour in a big bowl. Add elaichi powder and salt and mix properly and keep aside
Heat ghee and add to flour
Warm milk and add sugar and mix till it dissolves. pour this over the flour mixture.
Slowly, keep mixing to form a slightly firm yet smooth dough.
Knead for a good 5 minutes. Cover and set aside for at least 30 minutes
Divide the dough into equal portions
Roll the dough into a large thick circle or thin as you like
Use a sharp knife or a pizza cutter to cut into 1/2" width long horizontal strips. Cut these strips vertically so that you achieve diamond cuts.
Remove each cut piece and place on a plate so that you can drop them easily into the hot oil while deep frying.
Heat oil in kadai or deep pan on medium heat
Place few of the cut pieces carefully into the hot oil without overcrowding the kadai
Fry them till they are golden brown in colour while turning them
Remove them on paper towel and let them cool down.
Store them in air-tight container

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