Shakkarpara/Shankarpali without sugar syrup

Shakkarpara/Shankarpali without sugar syrup– An easy method of making melt in the mouth yet crunchy Shakkarpara/Shankarpali by adding the sugar to the dough. This eliminates the need to make a sugar syrup and dip the fried dough in the syrup. The traditional way of making Shakkarpara requires making a ‘Two string consistency’ sugar syrup. This can be a little tricky- if the syrup is too thin, it doesn’t coat the dough well enough and if its too thick, it dries up too soon.

Shakkarpare are usually made during weddings and Diwali. They can be made with jaggery/gur or even savory-flavored with methi, carom seeds/ajwain or even cumin and Black pepper. Of course the savory version is called Namak Pare as they are salty.  I make Meethi Mathi for Karwa Chauth. It’s similar to Shakkarpare/Shankarpali, except the shape is round instead of diamond shapes and the mathis are dipped in sugar syrup.

Besides eliminating the entire step of making sugar syrup separately, what I love about this Shakkarpara/Shankarpali without sugar syrup recipe is that the semolina gives it a nice crumbly, crunchy texture and the sugar is just right-not overly sweet! Of course add more sugar if you like it sweeter. It can also be flavored with ground cardamom powder or crushed fennel seeds.

Some of my other traditional recipes to try out for Diwali are-Moong Ki Dal Ka Halwa, Besan ke Laddoo , Dal ki Pothli and Kheer in a Crockpot.

Some other Eggless Desserts to try are-

Rasmalai Mousse Shots- No gelatin No Agar Agar No eggs

Biscoff Tiramisu-Easy Eggless Recipe

Eggless 3 Ingredient Coconut Semolina Cake/No oil, condensed milk, Flour

Eggless Rose Tiramisu with Rusk

Rose Mousse Shots-No Eggs No Gelatin No Agar Agar

Moving on to the recipe, here is the written recipe followed by the step by step pictorial one-

Shakkarpara/Shankarpali/Meethe pare/shakarpare

Aanchal Gupta

An easy method of making melt in the mouth yet crunchy shakkarpara/Shankarpali by adding the sugar to the dough. This eliminates the need to make a sugar syrup and dip the fried dough in the syrup.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 30 minutes mins

Course Breakfast, Dessert, Diwali Recipe, Holi Recipe, Indian Dessert, Indian Fried Bread, Mithai, Snack

Cuisine Asian, Indian

Servings 4 cups

Equipment

• 1 bowl
• 1 Rolling Pin
• 1 measuring cups and spoons
• 1 wok/kadhai
• 1 slotted spoon

Ingredients

  

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• 3 cups All Purpose Flour/Maida
• 3/4 cup Fine Semolina/Sooji
• 1 1/4 cup Confectioner sugar/Powdered sugar/Icing sugar
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 7 tbsp melted HOT ghee use oil for a vegan option
• 175 ml water
• Oil for frying

Instructions

 

• Sieve flour and salt
• Add Fine sooji/Fine semolina
• Add HOT ghee and mix till you get crumbly texture(you know you have added right amount of ghee when you take some flour in your fist and it holds the fist shape)
• Add sugar and mix well
• Add water, little by little to form a soft dough(sooji will absorb water so do not make a tight dough)
• Cover and set the dough aside to rest for 30 minutes
• Divide the dough into 6 portions
• Roll into a diameter of 7-8 inches,thicker than a roti/chapati
• Prick with a fork or knife and cut into diamond shape
• Roll and cut all the dough and put on a big tray
• Heat oil on medium/320F(Drop a piece into the oil, if it comes up immediately, the oil is ready)
• Fry in batches, few pieces at a time till golden in color
• Cool and store in an airtight container. Stays good at room temperature for 2-3 weeks

Notes

Use oil for vegan option. To heat up ghee, I microwaved it for 1 minute and 20 seconds. When the dough holds the fist shape you know that it has enough fat/moin. Add 1-2 more tsp as needed. The water should also be added a little at a time. Keep the dough soft as the sooji/semolina will absorb water and the dough tighten when we let it rest for 30 minutes. Prick the dough pieces with fork or knife before frying.

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Here is the step by step pictorial recipe-

Ingredients

Sieve flour and salt,Add semolina/sooji and hot ghee/oil

Hold the dough in your fist, when it holds the fist shape, its the right amount of ghee.

Add more if needed

Add confectioners/powdered/icing sugar

Mix the sugar into the dough like this

Add water, little at a time to make a soft dough

Cover and set aside for 30 minutes

Divide dough into 6 portions. Roll, use pizza cutter to cut dough into diamond shape

Use fork/knife to prick holes all over the diamond shapes

Fry the diamond shaped dough in medium hot oil,at 320F till pinkish/golden

Do not brown, the color gets darker upon cooling

Cool completely and store in a clean air tight container

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