Shakarpara

Name: Shakarpara
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1/4 cup melted butter; 1 1/4 cup plain flour; 1/4 cup corn flour; 1/4 tsp cardamom powder; 1/4 cup milk; 1/3 cup sugar; Oil for frying

Rachna @cook_13571950

Leicestershire

This is a very common snack served with masala chai in most Gujarati households. It's my favourite snack, though I don't have it with chai. I like the flavour that the combination of salted butter, sugar and cardamom gives out. I learnt this from my mum, although when I make them, they don't taste as good as the ones she makes.

Rachna @cook_13571950

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Ingredients

1/4 cupmelted butter
1 1/4 cupplain flour
1/4 cupcorn flour
1/4 tspcardamom powder
1/4 cupmilk
1/3 cupsugar
Oil for frying

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Steps

1

Combine butter and milk in a bowl and microwave it for 1 minute. Then add the sugar and mix it till the sugar dissolves.
2

In a mixing bowl, add plain flour, corn flour and cardamom powder. To it, pour the wet ingredients mixture and knead into a soft dough. Cover the dough and let it rest for at least 30 minutes.
3

Divide the dough into 4 equal size balls. Using a rolling pin, roll out each ball into 1/2"thick circle. Then using a sharp knife make horizontal and vertical cuts across the circle to form 1" square shapes.
4

Fry the shakarpara in hot oil over a medium flame, so that they cook well without burning. Once they turn golden brown in colour, take them out of the oil and place them on a plate lined with kitchen towel, to drain any excess oil.
5

Once they cool completely, store them in an airtight container. They can be served with masala chai.