Strawberry Shakarpara Recipe

Strawberry Shakarpara or Shankarpali Recipe – Innovative, delicious and crunchy sweet snack with strawberries.

What is Strawberry Shakarpara?

Shakarpara or Shankarpali is a popular Indian bite-sized crispy sweet snack often made during festivals like Diwali, Holi and Rakhi. Traditionally, it is made with flour, ghee and sugar and we don’t need to add anything else. I have given a twist to the traditional shankarpali by adding strawberry puree to the flour while kneading the dough. Strawberries will give a nice color and subtle flavor to them.

How long can I store them?

They keep well in an airtight container for up to 10 days. No need to refrigerate them.

How to Make Strawberry Shankarapali Step by Step

• To prepare the strawberry puree, wash strawberries with plenty of water and remove the green part.
• Chop them into pieces and measure.

• Transfer them to a blender and grind into a smooth puree along with sugar.
• No need to add water to blend them.

• Combine flour and slightly heated ghee in a mixing bowl to make a breadcrumb-like texture.

• Add the poppy seeds and strawberry puree to the flour mixture and knead it into a smooth and firm dough.

• Cover it and allow it to sit for 30 minutes.

• Divide the dough into small round balls. Dust the work surface or a wooden board with little flour and roll each ball into a little thick circle.

• Cut it into small pieces.

• Deep fry them in hot oil over low-medium flame until golden brown color.

• Drain on kitchen napkins.

Can I bake them instead of deep-frying?

If you don’t want to deep fry them, you can bake them in the preheated oven. Follow the below steps.

• Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C.
• Roll the shankarpali dough into a little thick roti or circle and cut into pieces.
• Prick the dough pieces with a fork or toothpick.
• Arrange them on a greased or lined baking tray and bake at 180 degrees C for 15 minutes or until the edges are golden brown.
• Once the edges are browned, remove them from the oven and cool completely before you store in an airtight container.

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How to make Strawberry Shankarpali recipe below:

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Strawberry Shakarpara Recipe

Innovative Indian crispy sweet snack made with flour, strawberry puree and poppy seeds.

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time30 mins

Total Time40 mins

Course: Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: Indian

Keyword: easy diwali sweets, holi recipes, strawberry recipes indian

Servings: 6

Calories: 315kcal

Ingredients

• 1.5 cups All-Purpose Flour / Wheat Flour
• 1/2 cup Chopped Strawberries heaped
• 6 tbsp Sugar
• 2 tsp Poppy Seeds
• 3 tbsp Ghee / Oil
• Oil for deep frying

Instructions

• Grind the chopped strawberries and sugar to a smooth puree and set aside.
• Take the flour in a mixing bowl and add the slightly heated ghee to it.
• Mix very well to get a breadcrumb-like consistency.
• Add poppy seeds and strawberry puree to the flour and knead it into a firm dough.
• Add little more flour or water to form a firm dough. Cover the dough and set aside for 30 minutes
• Heat oil in a pan for deep frying.
• Divide the dough into round balls. Dust the work surface with little flour and roll each ball into a little thick circle.
• Cut the rolled dough square or diamond pieces using a knife.
• Gently drop the pieces in the hot oil.
• Deep fry them on a low – medium flame until they are golden brown color, turn oven to fry on both sides evenly.
• Drain them on a paper towel and let them cool completely.
• Store them in an airtight container.
• If you want to bake them instead of frying, preheat the oven to 180 degrees C.
• Roll the dough into a little circle and cut into desired shapes.
• Prick the pieces with a fork.
• Place the pieces on a greased baking tray and bake at 180 degrees C for 15 minutes or until the edges are golden brown.
• Let them cool completely and store in an airtight container.

Notes

Frying them over low-medium flame will make them crispy. 

Nutrition

Calories: 315kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 19mg | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 59mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 21mg | Iron: 2mg