Traditional / Festive Recipes

Shankarpali / Shakkarpara ( How to make Shankarpali )

Name: Shankarpali / Shakkarpara ( How to make Shankarpali )
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 6-7 people
Ingredients: as required All purpose flour (maida); 1 cup Dalda; 1 and 1/4 cup Sugar; 1 and 1/2 cup Milk; 1/4 tsp Salt

Shankarpali / Shakkarpara is traditional snack made mostly during Diwali. It requires hardly any ingredients and is very easy to make. It is just the perfect snack with tea /coffee. Its sweet, crispy yet will just melt away in your mouth.

By Your Cooking Pal Published October 24, 2016

Prep: 15 min
Cook: 45 min
Serves: 6-7 people
Total: 60 min

Ingredients

as requiredAll purpose flour (maida)
1 cupDalda
1 and 1/4 cupSugar
1 and 1/2 cupMilk
1/4 tspSalt

Method

Step 1
Keep all the ingredients ready.
Step 2
Heat milk and add sugar .Heat only until the sugar completely dissolves in the milk. Let it completely cool down only then it is ready to be used
Step 3
In a flat plate, add dalda and use hands to break it down into a smooth mixture. Use circular motions to breakdown the fine particles.( do not over mix)
Step 4
Add salt, milk & sugar mixture that has completely cooled down.
Step 5
Add maida/ flour to the mixture as required to make a tight dough.(I used approx. 750 gms however it might vary)
Step 6
Cover and keep it aside for atleast an hour.
Step 7
Take a ball sized dough and roll it out with a rolling pin on a flat surface ( it should be slightly thicker) and cut it out into strips with a shankarpali cutter.
Step 8
Then cut them slightly diagonally to get a diamond shape. ( you can shape it however you like) if you don't have a shankapali cutter you may also make use of a pizza cutter.)
Step 9
Fry them in oil on a low flame until it turns golden brown. ( do not over fry them and take them out when they are just brown because they tend to turn dark even after you take them out of the hot oil).
Step 10
Drain them on a paper towel.
Step 11
Cool them down completely and then they are ready to serve.