Shakarpara/ Shankarpali/ Kalakalaa

In Maharastra & Gujarat this snack is very famously known as "Shakarpara/ Shankarpali/". Recently I learnt this recipe from one of my friend's mom here. Aunty was kind enough to explain me the steps in this recipe and cleared my silly doubts very well. Thanks very much for the recipe aunty! :)

I love this snack/sweet(?!), we always used to buy it from shops. In Tamilnadu this snack is called "kalakalaa or sweet maida biscuit". Sometimes we tried making this at home, but what ever we make, will have a different taste as the store-bought one's. ;) :)

Ingredients
Milk - 1cup
Sugar-1cup
Ghee/Clarified butter -3/4cup
All purpose flour / Maida - as required
Oil-to deep fry

Method 
Measure the milk,sugar,ghee anf flour in the same / identical cups.
Mix the milk, sugar and ghee. Start adding all purpose flour little by little and keep on mixing it till the mixture forms a non-sticky mass.

After that add flour a tablespoon at a time, and knead it into a soft dough.

21/2cups to 3 cups of flour will be utilized to get the dough as in picture 5(in the above collage). Keep it aside in an airtight box for half an hour.

Make 4 equal balls out of the dough, roll it into 1/4" thick disks. Cut it into small pieces using a knife or a pizza cutter. Meanwhile, heat oil on low medium heat.
Fry the pieces, till they turn golden in colour. [Don't try to adjust the flame every now and then, keep a uniform low medium heat.]

 

Crisp and crunch Shakarpara/Shankarpali/Kalakalaa is ready. You can keep it in airtight container. It stays good for weeks in room temperature.