Shakkar Para Recipe, Shankarpali Recipe, Sweet Shankarpali

Shakkar Pare Recipe
Shakkar Pare Recipe with step by step pictures - Shakkar Pare or Shankarpali  is the sweet version of Namak Pare which I posted few days back.As mittu loved the snack I was way too tempted to try the sweet version too and as I expected she loved this too and kept asking for more,she has demanded me to make it again but in a huge batch for her to munch for a week it seems :D I have to make it soon as today I made a very small batch on trial and its already done.

I googled for recipes and had a confusion with Shakkar Para and Shankarpali, but finally found in wikipedia that this  same snack is called Shakkarpara in Gujarati and Shankarpali in Marathi.Though there is a mild difference between Shakkarpare and Shankarpali recipes, I thought to try a version which kind of combines both recipes,so saw the ingredients list in wikipedia and tried it on my own.Shankarpali does not have this sugar syrup coating and look more like this sweet diamond cuts though the recipe is different from it.

 Now lets get on to learn how to make this easy sweet snack Shakkar Pare..Shall we?!


Shakkar Pare Recipe

Shakkar Pare Recipe

Preparation Time:10 mins | Cooking Time : 10 mins | Makes:around 20 small pieces
Recipe Category: Sweets | Recipe Cuisine: Indian

Wheat Flour - 1/2 cup heaped
Fine Rava - 1/2 tsp
Ghee - 1/2 tbsp
Milk - less than 1/8 cup

For the sugar syrup:

Sugar - 1/4 cup
Water - 1/8 cup

Method:

  1. In a mixing bowl,take wheat flour,add ghee and fine rava to it. Then take it out and knead it once.
    How to make Shakkar Pare - Step1
  2. Mix well with your hands,it ill resemble bread crumbs.When you press it it should hold together thats the right texture.
    How to make Shakkar Pare - Step2
  3. Now add milk little by little to form a smooth nonsticky dough.Cover with a muslin cloth and rest for 10mins.
    How to make Shakkar Pare - Step3
  4. Now knead it once.then roll it using a chapathi roller to slightly thick.Then using a knife or pizza cutter draw lines to form small diamonds as shown below.
    How to make Shakkar Pare - Step4
  5. Carefully separate the pieces.Now heat oil - add few pieces,do not overcrowd.It will slowly come up and change color.Do not keep the flame in high,low medium should be fine.Keep rolling and flipping over to cook evenly.
    How to make Shakkar Pare - Step5
  6. Deep fry till golden brown on both sides.Take it out and drain in tissue paper.Likewise fry the remaining.Set aside.
    How to make Shakkar Pare - Step6
  7. To make sugar syrup - First take sugar in a pan,add water to it till immersing level,keep stirring till sugar completely dissolves.
    How to make Shakkar Pare - Step7
  8. Cook till the syrup becomes thick.Keep a small plate with water in it,when you pour a drop the sugar syrup it should not dissolve and it should stand still like shown.Thats the right consistency,now switch off.
    How to make Shakkar Pare - Step8
  9. At this stage add the cooked biscuits into the sugar syrup.Toss it well for even mixing and coating of sugar syrup.In few mins it will become dry with sugar coated on the biscuits.
    How to make Shakkar Pare - Step9
Cool down,spread it then store in airtight container.
Shakkar Pare Recipe

My Notes:


Shakkar Pare Recipe