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Published: Nov 25, 2015 · Modified: Jan 8, 2021 by Sandhya Ramakrishnan · This post may contain affiliate links

Sweet Diamond Biscuits - Baked Sakarpara

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These baked Sakarpara were very crisp and had a wonderful melt in the mouth texture. The sugar is very moderate and if you want a slightly sweet sakarpara, increase the sugar slightly.

Diamond Biscuit in the bowl

As a child, Sakarpara used to be one of my favorite snacks. I have only tasted the deep-fried version which is how it is commonly made. For the home baker's challenge, Mayuri had suggested some traditional sweets and savories but made it in a healthy way.

This version of the Sweet Diamond Biscuits, which I have adapted from her website, is baked instead of the traditional deep frying.

The baked cookies/biscuits were very crisp and had a wonderful melt in the mouth texture. The sugar is very moderate and if you want a slightly sweet sakarpara, increase the sugar slightly. Also I could not make this during Deepavali and made it after the festival.

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I am so happy I had this bookmarked and got to try it, because this is something that I will make often for my boys to snack on.

Previously, I have made the savory diamond biscuit and is something we love to snack. I have always made the savory version in the traditional way by deep frying them. Now that I have tried baking these, I am soon going to try to bake the savory recipe as well.

Preparation time - 10 minutes plus 30 minutes resting time
Baking time - 10-12 minutes per batch
Difficulty level - easy
Recipe adapted from - Mayuri's Jikoni

Ingredients to make Sakarpara - Makes about 60 tiny biscuits

  • All purpose flour / Maida - 1 cup
  • Powdered sugar - 5 tbsp
  • Cardamom powder - ½ tsp
  • Baking powder - ½ tsp
  • butter - 2 tablespoon plus a little more for greasing
  • Sesame seeds - 1 tbsp
  • Cold milk - 4 -5 tbsps

Procedure -

  • Sieve together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and cardamom powder in a bowl.
Sieving flour and other things
  • Add the sesame seeds to the flour mixture.
  • Cut the butter into tiny pieces and rub it into the flour using fingertips.
  • Now slowly add the milk, one tablespoon at a time, to form a stiff dough. Make sure that the dough is not sticky.
Preparing dough
  • Cover the dough and let it rest for about 30 minutes.
  • Grease the baking tray with butter. Preheat the oven to 350 F.
  • Divide the dough into 4 parts and roll each part into a ½ mm thick circle using little flour for dusting the surface.
  • Using a pizza cutter or the special sakarpara cutter, cut the rolled out dough into diamonds. The edges of the rolled out dough will be cracked. Cut those out and roll them back again and then cut out the diamonds.
Cutting dough in diamond shape
  • Place the cutout shapes on the greased tray and bake for about 10 - 12 minutes. Keep an eye on the sakarpara for about 10 minutes as they tend to brown quickly.
Sakarpara is ready to bake
  • Remove the tray from the oven and let it cool on the cooling rack.
  • Once completely cool, store the Sweet Diamond Biscuits in an airtight container.
Sakarpara ready to serve

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Sweet Diamond Biscuits in a bowl

Baked Sakarpara

These baked Sakarpara were very crisp and had a wonderful melt in the mouth texture. The sugar is very moderate and if you want a slightly sweet sakarpara, increase the sugar slightly.
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Course: Dessert, Snack, sweets
Cuisine: Indian
Diet: Low Fat
Prep Time: 40 minutes
Cook Time: 12 minutes
Total Time: 52 minutes
Servings: 60
Calories: 16kcal
Author: Sandhya Ramakrishnan

Ingredients

  • 1 cup All purpose flour / Maida
  • 5 tablespoon Powdered Sugar
  • ½ teaspoon Cardamom Powder
  • ½ teaspoon Baking Powder
  • 2 tablespoon Butter A little more for greasing
  • 1 tablespoon Sesame Seeds
  • 4 - 5 tablespoon Cold Milk

Instructions

  • Sieve together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and cardamom powder in a bowl.
  • Add the sesame seeds to the flour mixture.
  • Cut the butter into tiny pieces and rub it into the flour using fingertips.
  • Now slowly add the milk, one tablespoon at a time, to form a stiff dough. Make sure that the dough is not sticky.
  • Cover the dough and let it rest for about 30 minutes.
  • Grease the baking tray with butter. Preheat the oven to 350 F.
  • Divide the dough into 4 parts and roll each part into a ½ mm thick circle using little flour for dusting the surface.
  • Using a pizza cutter or the special sakarpara cutter, cut the rolled out dough into diamonds. The edges of the rolled out dough will be cracked. Cut those out and roll them back again and then cut out the diamonds.
  • Place the cutout shapes on the greased tray and bake for about 10 - 12 minutes. Keep an eye on the sakarpara for about 10 minutes as they tend to brown quickly.
  • Remove the tray from the oven and let it cool on the cooling rack.
  • Once completely cool, store the Sweet Diamond Biscuits in an airtight container.

Nutrition

Calories: 16kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 8mg | Potassium: 6mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 15IU | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 1mg
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  1. Juli Wessies says

    December 05, 2019 at 7:59 pm

    Thank you. I appreciate your help. We are looking forward to learning about Diwali.

    Reply
  2. Juli Wessies says

    December 04, 2019 at 8:32 am

    Do you have a simple recipe for a Diwali cookie/biscuit. We have a school event "Celebrations Around the World" and we are learning about Diwali among others, and want to offer a treat.

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    • Sandhya Ramakrishnan says

      December 04, 2019 at 10:48 am

      Juli thanks a lot for visiting! This Nan Khatai is a very famous Indian cookie that is made during Diwali. Give it a try.
      https://mycookingjourney.com/nan-khatai-indian-shortbread-cookies

      Reply

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