Kaarasev

Kaara Sev is a traditional South Indian recipe, which can be easily prepared at home. Its a crispy snack and can be kept for more than 15 days when put in air tight jars. This recipe, actually needs a murukku maker or a karasev laddle to go with. But I dont have both. So I went with just, Jalli karandi (the laddle with holes) and made these snacks. As I am the one taking the photos too, i cant able to take the picture while I press the sev in to the laddle.

Ingredients

• Gram flour (Kadalai Maavu) – 1.5 cups
• Rice flour – 1/2 cup
• Chilli powder – 1/2 tsp
• Salt – as per taste
• Baking soda – a pinch
• Black Pepper – 1 tsp (coarsely crushed)
• Cumin Seeds/Jeera seeds – 1 tsp
• Oil – 1 tsp
• Asafoetida – a pinch
• Warm Water – as required to make a dough

Method

• Mix all the ingredients together except the water.
• Add the water little by little to make a dough slightly softer than chappathi dough.
• (It should not be watery).
• In a kadai, heat the oil in medium flame.
• In the Murukku maker or Kaarasev maker, put the dough inside and press the handle. ( I took a lemon sized dough and kept on the laddle and pressed with my thumb ).
• When the sev becomes golden brown, remove and filter the oil with a kitchen tissue.
• Store in a air tight container. 

Note:

• Oil can be replaced with ghee, but i prefer oil.
• Chilli powder can be adjusted according to taste as we need to add the pepper also.