Shakkar Para

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Shakkar Para is a sweet, and crispy biscuit coated in sugar syrup which is very yummy snack usually made in festivals. 

Preparation time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes
Serves: 4

Ingredients:

• Refined flour/ maida ~ 1 cup
  
• Sooji/ Semolina ~  1/4 cup
  
• Clarified butter (Desi ghee) ~ 3 Tbsp, melted
  
• Water~ 1/2 cup (for sugar syrup) + 1/3 cup (for  dough)
• Sugar ~ 2/3 cup
  
• Powdered sugar ~ 1 Tbsp
  
• Cardamom ~ ½ tsp, crushed
• Oil ~ for frying
  

How to prepare:

• In a bowl, take maida, sooji, and ghee. Mix it well with the ghee.
• Add water. Knead the mixture into soft dough. Cover with muslin cloth and keep it aside for 15 minutes.
  
• Knead the dough once more to make it workable. 
• Divide it into two parts and make smooth balls out of them.
  Roll the balls into 8 inch circles.
• Cut the circle into your desired shape. In this we have made square in shape of ½ inch thickness.
• Separate carefully.
• Heat the oil. Add the square shaped para into the oil and lower the heat. 
• Fry on low heat till golden pink and drain it on paper napkin..
• Allow to cool completely.
• In another pan, add sugar to ½ cup of water and bring it to boil.
• Let it simmer for 5-6 minutes. Add crushed cardamom powder to it.
• Turn off the gas and quickly add all the para into the sugar syrup. Mix it well.
• When all are coated, spread them on large plate to cool.
• Once cooled, separate the pieces which are joined together. 
• Let it cool completely and then store in an airtight container.
  

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