Recipe Source -
My Modifications -
1. Instead of all purpose flour/maida, I used whole wheat pastry flour.
2. Instead of ghee/clarified butter, I used canola oil - & that too less than as mentioned in the recipe!
3. I use shankarpale cutter for that serrated shape.
4. I did not use powdered fennel seeds.
Verdict -
1. These shankarpale tasted like crunchy biscuits/cookies. They tasted good of their own. However, if you are looking for melt-in-your-mouth fluffy shankarpale which need to be deep fried, these are not the exact replacement. This could be due to the fact that I did not use ghee and used 4 tbsp canola oil instead of 1/2 cup of required fat. Using half a cup ghee may yield better results. I prefer this low cal version.
2. I am planning to make salty shankarpale - khari shankarpale (without sugar with jeera and black pepper powder), spicy shankarpale - teekhat shankar pale (with chili powder) & cheesy shankarpale (adding grated cheese).
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18 comments:
Meera, I made sweet shankarpalis and the dough made me think of cookies, my son also carried few to his playschool n when back told me 'aatik poora cookies khaya' :D I just got the thought..what if I had baked it..here you hv implemented it!! They sure look yum..Shankar-cookies...heee.. Wow congrats on the lovely award..(anything in chocolate is fave..;) my mom used to say give her a pebble dipped in chocolate n she will eat that too! :D wasn't that bad though)
ooh, these look so delicious. I love crunchy stuff. Looks gorgeous Meera! Congrats on the awards! Have a great weekend. Happy Halloween!
Congrats on your award...loved the idea of baked shankarpale will give it a try soon :-)
Thats an interesting one.. sounds very easy.. will try that this weekend
I should definitely try this..Sounds a healthier option.
Wow baked shankarpale... Healthier option even if we hvto complement with th texture little.
congrats on the award.
Congrats on ur award, baked shankarpale looks scrumptious, baking is better than frying..will try it soon..
I had shankarpali made by my friend this year... the baked version sounds so good :-)
I love shankarpalis....nice way to enjoy them without worrying about the calories :)
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These are a great alternative for the deep fried ones Meera. Congrats and enjoy the awards too.
This is my kind of dish! Lovely Meera. You have done a great job baking them instead of frying, will look forward to your baked savory versions too. :)
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This is so cool .. would have never thought to bake shankarpali's .. although, this year I did cut a few with a round cookie-cutter just for fun :D thanks for the lovely low-cal recipe, Meera, this goes on my growing to-try list.
Congratulations on your awards ... looking forward to the savory version!
Delicious entry Meera, love this baked shankarpale, yummmm. Congratulations on ur awards :)))
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I remember eating lots and lots of shankarpali as a kid. Absolutely delicious. Yours look just scrumptious, Meera.
Dear Meera, How are you? Are you on vacation? fine! Missing you around!
really tempting Meera - especially since they arent deep fried!
Miri
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