Singhada cha Sheera ( Singoda Sheera )

Enjoy a nice, warm bowl of this wholesome sheera to drive away your hunger pangs during fasting.

It is the season of fasting in India and I thought I would post one of my favorite fasting foods. This sweet dish made with shudh ghee, sugar and singhada peeth  
( also known as Indian water Chestnut ). A little of this sheera and you will be satisfied for hours.

This delicious sheera was enjoyed by everyone at our home. It is the first time my in-laws and my hubby tasted this and they loved it too.

Mithe Shakkarpara ( Sweet, Crispy, Fried Pastry Dough )

This was something my mother used to make a lot when we were very young. I remember she would always have one of the plastic jars on her countertop filled with these treats. We would snack on this anytime we felt peckish. Today I am continuing that tradition, wanting to share it with my family.

These sweet, crispy fried dough treats go great with a hot cup of tea. If you roll these a little on the thicker side you will get a nice crunchy-on-the-outside-and-soft-on-the-inside shakkarpara, if however you are not into soft and chewy, just roll these a little thinner and then they will be crispy all over.