Shankarpali

Shankarpali is a traditional sweet dish made during the festival of diwali in India. It is very simple to make and very tasty preparation.

Ingredients:

Refined flour/Maida (2 & 1/2 cu)
Sugar (1/2 cup)
Milk (1/2 cup)
Ghee (melted, 1/4 cup)
Oil to fry

Method:

In a bowl, mix milk and sugar till it dissolves. Add refined flour/maida and ghee in the mixture.
Knead the mixture into a stiff dough.
Make balls of the dough and flatten it thick.
Cut it with a cutter or a knife into a diamond shape.
Deep fry the diamonds till it turns light golden brown.

Crispy tasty Shankarpali is now ready to be served.

4 thoughts on “Shankarpali”

sujatha sathya October 25, 2011 at 9:38 pm

i LOOVE shankarpallis
but its been ages since i ate some :((
1. Veena October 26, 2011 at 11:39 am
  
  This is a very easy recipe, can be made in 10 min.. do try 🙂
Q October 30, 2011 at 8:12 am

I wonder if you could use soy milk instead of regular milk. Either way, sounds yummy 🙂
1. Veena October 31, 2011 at 5:40 pm
  
  I have used milk only to bind the dough and give the dish some richness. So i guess soy milk should work just as well. Do try and let me know if it worked

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