This is my ever favorite snack, which I have munched almost everyday ;) during my childhood. We use to call it sathura biscuit aka square biscuits. A recipe with simple ingredients and careful try will give a very delicious festival snack.
Shankarpale / Diamond cuts/ Sathura biscuits/ Square biscuits Recipe
Ingredients
1 cup milk
3/4 cup ghee - softened but not soldified
1 cup sugar (granulated / powdered)
All purpose flour(as needed)
Method
1.Add milk,sugar and ghee in a bowl and stir in allpurpose flour little by little and knead into a soft pliable dough. It should not be stiff like chapathi dough. It is just enough to be non sticky and rolling consistency.
2.Roll it on a plastic sheet ( makes the job easier) using a roller and cut into diamonds or squares using a pizza cutter (agains can be shaped very easily), else with a knife. Do not roll it thin.
3.Move to a place closer to the pan ,where the maida cuts can be easily dropped into oil.
4.Heat a pan with oil on low medium flame on a low heat emitting burner, and once it is hot, add the maida cuts in batches to cover as much as possible but not over crowded. If done is small batches there are chances for the maida cuts to darken easily. Choose a pan which is not too wide, so even heat is passed on all sides.
5.When both sides are golden brown, transfer the maida cuts/ shankarpale to the paper towel placed over a colander to absorb the excess oil. It will be soft when taken from the heat but hardens as it cools.So, allow it to cool, then taste/ transfer it to an airtight container.
Notes
- Do not use hight heat setting in the stove, while making shankarpale. Best it is to use low heat setting.
- I have tried using wheat flour along with all purpose flour and the ratio is 1 cup of wheat flour to 4 cups of all purpose flour.
- Vanaspathi is used in bakeries instead of ghee which I have not tried yet. But using vanaspathi(dalda) gives a slightly hard shankarpale, which also tastes good.
Recipe source : One of the cookbooks I have
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