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Khurma/shakkar para

Oct-25-2017
Rohini Rathi
15 minutes
Prep Time
50 minutes
Cook Time
5 People
Serves
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ABOUT Khurma/shakkar para RECIPE

Khurma is a sweet that is mainly found in northern parts of India. It used to be a common sweet in Weddings in the region, but as the globalization made it possible to get the best of things from different parts of the world, Khurma seems to have been overshadowed by new and fancy sweets. But, there are still people who love it to the core of their heart. My husband is one of them, and he doesn’t actually like sweets that much, in general, So, even if you are not fond of sweets, you will still like this Khurma. I have posted the recipes with step by step pictures so that you can easily prepare it at home no matter which part of the world you live in.

Recipe Tags

  • Veg
  • Easy
  • Diwali
  • Maharashtra
  • Frying
  • Snacks
  • Healthy

Ingredients Serving: 5

  1. All purpose flour 2 cups
  2. Salt a pinch
  3. Vegetable oil 1/2 cup
  4. Sugar 2 cups
  5. Water 3/4cup
  6. Oil for frying

Instructions

  1. Take a large bowl, add flour and salt and mix well. Add 1/2 cup of oil. Rub flour with oil for 5 minutes. Add water little by little and knead lightly to form a dough.Cover the dough with a moist cloth and allow it to rest for 30 minutes.
  2. After 30 minutes divide the dough into equal parts. Take one part and using flour roll it into 1/3 inch thickness. Cut the rolled into thin strips
  3. Heat enough oil in a frying pan. When hot reduce the heat. Group the flour strips into 4 to 5 batches. Fry each batch until golden brown. The temp.of the oil should be low. Take out the fried strips with a slotted spoon and keep in a large bowl.
  4. .Boil sugar and water in a pan. Stir continuously till a thick syrup is found. Put a drop of syrup in a cup of cold water, if it forms a hard ball the sugar is ready. Using a spoon add the syrup over the fried strips. Mix fast but carefully. Coat all the strips with syrup. Allow it to cool completely.
  5. Delicious sweet snacks Khurma is ready, enjoy it anytime at any occasion.

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Lydia James
Oct-31-2017
Lydia James   Oct-31-2017

Geetanjali Khanna
Oct-31-2017
Geetanjali Khanna   Oct-31-2017

My mother uses to make this in diwali.

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