Shankarpali Recipe | Sweet Shakarpara – Shakkar Para

Shankarpali Recipe | Sweet Shakarpara Recipe | Sweet Shakkar Para with detailed photo and video recipe. An easy & simple sweet maida biscuit or diamond-shaped biscuit prepared especially during the Diwali festival or during Holi as a munching snack. It is a simple snack food prepared with maida flour, sugar, cardamom powder, and ghee. It is later shaped into diamond biscuits and deep-fried or baked till crisp.

Shankarpali Recipe | Sweet Shakarpara Recipe | Sweet Shakkar Para with step-by-step photo and video recipe. Shankarpali or Shakkar para is a typical South Indian or Maharashtrian snack which is also known as a sweet tukdi recipe. It can be prepared either as a savory or sweet snack and can be used as a munching snack for evening tea. But most commonly it is one of the important snacks during the Diwali festival season.

I have already shared the savory version of Shankapali but I was getting several requests for a sweet version or Shakkar para recipe. I was waiting for the Diwali festival season to arrive. Having said that I prepare it frequently as the Sweet Shakarpara Recipe is my husband’s favorite snack. He takes it office as a munching snack and as side dish with this lunch box. Having said that he does not prefer the other version of Sweet Shakkar para which is soaked in sugar syrup. It is too sweet for him and he likes it to be a subtle snack than a sweet dish. In addition, it has become a favorite snack for my daughter too. She often takes it to for her tiffin boxes and shares it with her friends. Do try this and I am certain you and your family members would love it.

Furthermore some easy tips and recommendations for a perfect crisp sweet shankarpali recipe. Firstly, add a tsp of rava while kneading dough for extra crisp texture. Also, make sure to dissolve sugar well before adding maida. Secondly, the selling point of this recipe is its shape. Diamond shapes make it special hence the name of the snack. However, you may share any other desired shapes as per your preferences. Lastly, fry on low to medium flame, or else the shakkar para will remain raw from the inside and won’t taste great. Also, fry these in small batches and do not overcrowd them in the deep frying pan.

Finally, I would like to share my other Diwali Recipes Collection with this recipe post of Sweet Shankarpali Recipe. It includes Omapodi, Kara Sev, Boondi, Aloo Bhujia, Rava Kesari, Corn Pakora, Mysore Pak, kaju barfi, Coconut Ladoo, and Boondi Ladoo Recipe. In addition, I request you to visit my other recipes collection,

• Indian Sweet Recipes Collection
• Snacks Recipes Collection
• Instant Recipes Collection

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How to Make Sweet Shakarpara with Step-by-step Photos

1. Firstly, in a mixer jar take ½ cup sugar and 2 tbsp rava. Grind to a fine powder.
   
2. In a large bowl, take 2 cup maida, ½ tsp salt and powdered sugar. Mix well.
   
3. Heat ¼ cup ghee and heat it well.
   
4. Pour the ghee over the flour and mix well.
   
5. Crumble and mix making sure the flour is moist.
   
6. Now add water slowly and start to knead the dough.
   
7. Just bring the flour together, do not over-knead.
   
8. Cover and rest the dough for 30 minutes.
   
9. Further, roll it slightly thick like paratha.
   
10. Cut in a square shape, size of your choice.
    
11. Deep fry in medium hot oil, or bake at 180 degree celsius for 15-20 minutes.
    
12. Stir occasionally keeping the flame on medium.
    
13. Fry till the sweet shankarpalli / shankarpara turns golden and crisp.
    
14. Finally, drain over the kitchen towel and serve / store Sweet Shankarpalli / Shankarpara in an airtight container once cooled completely.
    

Notes

• Firstly, replace maida with wheat flour to prepare a healthy sweet shankarpalli recipe.
• Additionally, fry on medium flame else, shankarpara will not get cooked from the inside.
• Furthermore, adding rava makes shakkarpara crispy.
• Finally, Sweet Shankarpalli / Shankarpara stays good for a month when stored in an airtight container.