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how to make biscuit recipe /kalakala/Bombay lakdi

Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes

Ingredients
  

  • Maida - 2 cups
  • Powdered sugar - 1/2 cup
  • Ghee - 1/4 cup
  • Milk - 1/2 cup
  • Cardamom powder - 1 tsp optional
  • Sooji/rava - 11/2 tbsp
  • Oil for frying

Instructions
 

  • Take a bowl add powdered sugar and ghee in a bowl and to that add hot milk and mix vigorously till sugar is completely dissolved and a change in colour.
  • Now add maida little by little till all combined to form a dough and now add semolina to it and knead for some time and rest for 10-15 minutes.
  • After that again knead the dough for some more time and roll it flat(dough should be neither too hard or soft).
  • Roll it thick(may be 1/4 inch) with a rolling pin and cut into squares with a sharp knife.
  • Now switch on the stove and heat up the oil in a kadai.
  • When it is heated up(piping hot) slow the flame to medium.
  • Fry it till golden brown and take out in a tissue and store in an airtight container.

Notes

No need to add cardamom powder its optional according to our likings.
Kalakala/bombay lakdi/sweet maida biscuits are always rolled thick and cut into square shapes.
Shakarpara is rolled thin and cut into diamonds in Northern parts of India.
You can substitute water instead of milk.
Both shakarpara and kalakala is same but with different names and shakarpara is also called as sweet diamond cuts.