Sweet Shankarpali

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Sweet Shankarpali - Crispy diamond snacks

Ingredients: 

White flour/ Maida – 3 cups 
Sugar – 1/2 cup 
Chiroti rava – 1 tbsp 
Poppy seeds – 1/2 tbsp 
White sesame seeds – 1 tbsp 
Clarified butter/ Ghee – 1 tbsp 
Cookie cutter/ Pizza cutter 
Oil for deep frying



Instructions: 

       Add sugar into a blender and make fine powder. In a big container add maida, powdered sugar, chiroti rava, poppy seeds, white sesame seeds, ghee and mix well. Slowly add water in small portions and knead well to make a soft dough. Close it with a lid or cover the dough with damp cloth and set it aside for 10 minutes.

NOTE: Sugar when mixed with water starts to make the dough more softer. So, add water cautiously while kneading the dough.  

       Take big portion of dough and make a round ball. Dust the working space with white flour. Pat the round ball gently over the flour. Using a rolling pin spread the round ball into flat round puris or rotis with slight thickness about 1 mm to 2 mm max. Using a cookie cutter or pizza cutter, cut the roti into different shapes as you prefer. Ex. Diamonds, triangles, squares, stars, flowers etc.

       You can also be more creative and make your own shapes just like the way i did here. Cut the flat roti into many diamond shapes. Take a diamond shape, hold the two opposite corners of it and press gently so that they meet each other. Tada! Simple pointed bow tie shape is ready :). You can also make twists by using long rectangular strips and then overlapping them one over the other just like a rope or braid. Put on your creative caps and try out making many more unique shapes. Let your family admire as they munch.

       In a deep frying pan add sufficient oil for deep frying and heat it. Once the oil is heated, add the cut shapes into it. These shapes start to sizzle and puff up. Gently, flip them over and let them fry evenly on both sides. They slowly start to turn golden brown. This is when they should be dished out into a clean and dry container. Follow the same process until all the dough is used up and fried. Let them cool for 10 to 15 minutes before serving. This is when they turn crisp as the heat fades away. Store them in an air tight container and consume within a week. As it ages, the crispness starts to reduce. So, storing it for more than 7 days is not recommended.

      Enjoy these crispy snacks with family and friends. I am sure kids wouldn’t stop at 1 serving :). During my childhood days, I used to have these crispy diamonds for snacks most of the time. This dish is famous in Karnataka as Shankarpani or Shankarpoli. Try out both the combinations (spicy and sweet version) and let me know your comments. Happy cooking!
 

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