How to prepare Kara Sev
Kara sev is a traditional South Indian snack with gram flour. These are deep fried crunchy noodle pieces.
Servings 10
Calories 164kcal
Equipment
- Mixing Bowl
- Sev or Muruku Press
- Wok for deep frying
- Lotted Spoon
- Paper Towels
- Wide Tray or a Plate
Ingredients
- 2 cups gram flour
- 1 cup rice flour
- 1 teaspoon chili powder I used 2
- 1 ½ teaspoon salt
- Pinch of Baking Soda
- ½ teaspoon Cumin
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1 tablespoon butter / ghee
- Oil for deep frying
Instructions
- Sieve together gram flour and rice flour in a wide bowl.
- Crush together garlic and cumin seeds.
- Add chilli powder, salt, crushed garlic cumin, ghee or butter and baking soda to flour.
- Mix everything together using your hands. It should look like bread crumbs.
- Taste the flour mixture, adjust salt and chili powder / pepper powder to taste.
- Add water and prepare the dough. Knead it to a soft dough and divide into 6 portions.
- Heat oil in a kadai or wok for deep frying.
- Grease sev press with some oil. Fill it with one portion of dough.
- Close the sev press and press it into a wok in a circular morion.
- Fry sev for 2-3 minutes or until light golden brown, turning it once. Sev is done when it starts to float in oil.
- Remove from oil and drain on paper towels.
- Repeat the above steps with rest of the dough.
- Let the sev cool completely and store in an airtight container.
Notes
- Dough - should be soft and not very stiff. Sev will break when pressing if the dough is very stiff.
Nutrition
Calories: 164kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 3mg | Sodium: 381mg | Potassium: 228mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 165IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 1mg