Sweet Shakarpara Recipe (Maharashtrian Shankarpali)

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup milk (whole Buffalo, 6.5% fat)
• 2 tbsp ghee
• 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour (gehun ka atta)
• a pinch of salt (namak)
• ghee for deep-frying

Steps

1. To make sweet shakarpara, combine the milk, sugar and ghee in a deep non-stick pan, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2 minutes or till the sugar dissolves, while stirring occasionally. Keep aside to cool.
2. Sieve the whole wheat flour and salt together in a deep bowl with the help of a strainer.
3. Add the milk-sugar mixture, a little at a time and knead into a firm dough.
4. Divide the dough into 4 equal portions.
5. Roll out a portion into 175mm. (7”) diameter circle.
6. Cut it into 25 mm. (1") diamond shaped pieces and prick each diamond with a fork.
7. Heat the ghee in a deep non-stick kadhai and deep-fry the shakarparas, a few at a time on a slow flame till they are golden brown in colour from both the sides. Drain on an absorbent paper.
8. Repeat steps 5 to 7 to make more shakarparas in 3 more batches.
9. Cool the shakarparas completely and store in an air-tight container.