Sweet Shankarpali/Shankarpale (Sweet Diamond Cuts)

This is in continuation of my Diwali Sweets posts since the festival is fast approaching. Today I am sharing the recipe of Sweet Shankarpali/Shankarpale. They are shaped like diamonds and can be either sweet or savory.  Today I am sharing the sweet version.

Ingredients: 1 cup all purpose flour/wheat flour (depending on your preference) - all purpose gives more crispy results but wheat flour is more healthy, so its your choice :), 1/4 cup ghee (melted), 1/2 - 3/4 th cup sugar (adjust according to sweetness of sugar), a pinch of salt, and oil to fry.

Method: Add sugar and a pinch of salt to the flour and pour 1/4th cup hot melted ghee over it. Knead it into dough using water or milk as needed (Milk makes them more crispy). Keep it under a wet towel. Keep kneading it every 1/2 hour. After 2 hours, make balls out of the dough and roll them with a rolling pin. Take a pinwheel cutter and cut diamond shapes out of the rolled dough. Fry them in hot oil till they are light brown. Cool and store them in airtight container.

I am sending this to South Indian Home's - Dish it out - with Wheat and Jaggery originally started by Vardhini and also sending it to Kirthi's Kitchen Festival Potluck.