Kara Sev – Besan Sev

Now to the recipe..

[Preparation Time-10 mins : Cooking Time- 10 mins ]

Kara Sev Ingredients

• Besan/Chickpea flour – 1 cup
• Rice Flour – 1/4 cup
• Salt – as needed
• Crushed pepper – 1/2 tsp
• Asafoetida – a pinch
• Ghee – 1 tsp
• Oil – to fry

Method:

• Take a wide bowl and sieve both besan and rice flour together. To this add salt, crushed pepper, asafoetida and ghee.

• First mix well so that all the ingredients blend well. Add water little by little and knead it into a soft dough. Use a murukku press with the three hole achu.

• Press it in hot oil in a circular motion just about a circle. Do not overlap. Flip and cook on both sides until bubble subsides. Drain it in paper towels.

• Transfer it to a plate and break it roughly. Store it in an airtight container once cooled completely.

Thats it! Crunchy Kara Sev ready! Perfect with a hot cup of coffee. 🙂

Store in an air tight container.

Tips:

• The traditional method of making Kara Sev is to rub the dough on a perforated ladle directly into hot oil. Using this murukku press is easy and convenient.
• If making a large batch, keep the dough covered so that it does not get dry. Mine was just enough for filling the murukku press once.
• Adjust pepper according to your spice levels.

– By Sundari Nathan