Gari Gari Shankarpali | Sweet Crispy Fritters

Shankarpali is a great tea time snack. A little sweetish with a wee bit of salt makes this a perfect sweet cum savory to munch on anytime of the day. It can be stored at room temperature for 2-3 weeks. You can pack it for picnics or munch on while watching movies. Here is the simple and easy recipe to make these crispy shankarpalis.

Ingredients:

Maida/All Purpose Flour: 4 cups
Clarified Butter/Ghee: 3/4 cup
Sugar: 1 cup
Water: 1 cup
Salt: 1/2 tsp
Baking Soda: 1/4 tsp

Method:

1. Heat Sugar, ghee and water in a pan until the sugar melts completely. Turn off the flame and let it cool down completely.

2. Mix in flour, salt and baking soda and add the cooled water part by part and start kneading the flour. Make a thick dough. Adjust the quantity of flour if the dough is soft. Cover the dough and keep it for one hour.

3. Roll a lemon sized dough into 1/2 cm thick sheet and cut it into diamond shaped pieces. Deep fry in hot oil on medium flame until golden brown color.

4. Remove on absorbent paper towel and store in the airtight jar. You can store it for 15 days at room temperature. I wonder who's going to leave them for 15 days ;-)

Notes:
1.Keep the flame on medium always to evenly fry the shankarpali.