Rub ghee in flour in a big bowl. Consistency should become like bread crumbs.
Knead the flour with a little water. Dough should be slightly harder than the roti dough.
Rest the dough for about 15 minutes and divide it in 4 parts.
Flatten each part and roll it into a 2 mm thick disk.
Cut it in any shape you like.
Heat oil in a wok.
Test the oil – Drop a pea sized dough in the oil. If it browns immediately, it’s too hot. If it sinks in the oil it’s not hot enough.
Drop some cut dough fingers in the oil. Turn up the heat. Keep stirring for about one minute so that they cook evenly.
Lower the heat. Let them cook for about 8-9 minutes. Keep stirring every minute.
They should not brown, just a little off white.
Take them out on paper towel.
Fry all the dough fingers and keep aside.
Heat sugar with 2 cups of water in a separate wok. Keep stirring, till the sugar melts. Add 2 tbsp ghee.
Do the thread test – once the sugar starts to froth, take a little syrup on a finger and pinch it between the fingers. If it forms less than 2 threads, cook it a little more.
Once the syrup consistency passes the test, turn off the heat.
Dump all the fried dough fingers in the syrup and stir gently. Keep stirring slowly for a few minutes.
Slowly the syrup will be absorbed in the dough fingers. Let it rest for a few hours and then store it in an air tight container. Shakkar Pare are ready
Notes
Some sugar will crystalize at the bottom of the wok and that’s ok.