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Take a mixing bowl and add milk and sugar in equal portions. Mix well till sugar melts.
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Add a pinch of salt, soda bicarbonate and cardamom powder and mix well.
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Put a small portion of maida and mix to get creamy batter, keep aside.
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In a tadka vessel, heat ghee and pour in above cream while it's hot.
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Now put maida in small quantities and mix so that there is no lump formation.
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If needed knead the dough by hand or using dough maker. Make sure dough remains soft and non-sticky.
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Keep the dough aside for 15 minutes so that it absorbs the moisture of milk.
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Knead the dough and cut/ divide into small portions and roll to form like a pizza base.
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Cut the sides of the base so that it takes square shape. Cut into a diagonal or square shape.
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Heat oil in a pan and maintain low to medium flame.
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Put Shankarpali sweet in oil and deep fry and flip occasionally so that they are fried evenly.
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Once they turn golden brown colour, remove and strain excess oil. Keep aside.
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Usually, they give crunchy flavour once they are cooled. Store them in an airtight container so that they do not turn soft and lose its crunchiness.