Shankarpali, shakkarpara, murali, khurma, lakdi mithai, or just simply mithai is an Indian sweet

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made from a dough of sugar,

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(or

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, and

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. Although the dish originates out of the

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, the name is derived from the

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Shekarpareh Shekarbura () is a sweet Azerbaijani pastry. In the Republic of Azerbaijan it is called ''Şəkərbura'' and is used as a dessert. It is a sweet pastry in half-moon shape, filled with ground almonds, hazelnuts, or walnuts, and sugar. Shekerbura, ...

. Shankarpali is eaten all over India, especially in

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. Shankarpali's variant known as khurma or laktho is also eaten in

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, and eastern

. It is also eaten by the

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, the

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, the

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and

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. It is traditionally eaten on

Diwali Diwali (), also called Deepavali (IAST: ''Dīpāvalī'') or Deepawali (IAST: ''Dīpāwalī''), is the Hindu festival of lights, with variations celebrated in other Indian religions such as Jainism and Sikhism. It symbolises the spiritual v ...

and can be sweet, sour or spicy depending upon how it is made. Sakkarapara - Gujarati Snack - 2

It is a popular snack amongst the Maharashtrian,

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and

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community in India and has a long shelf-life. It is widely available in shops; people usually purchase ready-made shankarpali during the year and only prepare it at home during

. This provides a livelihood for women who produce it throughout the year and market it.

Names

: ''shakkarpara'' (શક્કરપારા) *

Marathi Marathi may refer to: *Marathi people, an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group of Maharashtra, India **Marathi people (Uttar Pradesh), the Marathi people in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh *Marathi language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Mar ...

: ''shankarpali'' (शंकरपाळी) *

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: ''shankarapali/shankarapoli'' (ಶಂಕರಪಾಳಿ/ಶಂಕರಪೋಳಿ) *

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: ''nimki'' (নিমকি) *

Punjabi Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to: * Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan * Punjabi language * Punjabis, Punjabi people * Punjabi dialects and languages Punjabi may also refer to: * Punjabi (horse), a ...

: ''shakkarpara'' (ਸ਼ੱਕਰਪਾਰਾ/شکر پارا) *

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: ''shakarpare/khurma'' (शुक्र पारे/شکر پارے)/(खुरमा/خرمہ) * Nepali: ''khurma'' (खुर्मा) *

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, Maithili, and

Magahi Magahi (), also known as Magadhi (), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal states of eastern India, and in the Terai region of Nepal. Magadhi Prakrit was the ancestor of Magahi, from which the latter's name de ...

: ''khurma'' (खुरमा) *

Fiji Hindi Fiji Hindi (Devanagari: ; Kaithi: ; Perso-Arabic: ) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by Indo-Fijians. It is considered to be a ''koiné'' language based on Awadhi that has also been subject to considerable influence by other Eastern Hindi ...

: ''lakdi mithai'' (लकड़ी मिठाई) *

Guyanese Hindustani Caribbean Hindustani () is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by Indo-Caribbean people and the Indo-Caribbean diaspora. It is a koiné language mainly based on the Bhojpuri and Awadhi dialects. These Hindustani dialects were the most-spoken dialects ...

: ''mithai'' (मिठाई/مٹھائی) *

Trinidadian Hindustani Caribbean Hindustani () is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by Indo-Caribbean people and the Indo-Caribbean diaspora. It is a koiné language mainly based on the Bhojpuri and Awadhi dialects. These Hindustani dialects were the most-spoken dialects ...

: ''khurma'' (खुरमा/خرمہ)

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