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    Kara Omapodi Recipe

    Last Updated On: Apr 6, 2025 by Aarthi

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    Kara Omapodi or Spicy Sev with step by step pictures. Crunchy snack made with gram flour, spices, salt and ajwain which is perfect with a cup of tea.

    Kara Omapodi 

    This is a spicy version of the traditional sev. I have already traditional sev recipe. This taste great but it is a little spicy. 

    Ingredients for Kara Omapodi

    • Gram Flour / Besan / Kadalai Mavu - 1 ½ cup
    • Rice Flour / Arisi Mavu - 1 cup
    • Ajwain Seeds / Carom Seeds / Omam - 1 tblspn
    • Chilli Powder - 1 tblspn
    • Butter / Oil - 2 tblspn
    • Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi - ½ tsp
    • Salt to taste
    • Oil for deep frying
    • Water - as needed

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    Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you.

    How to Make Kara Omapodi at Home

    1. Take gram flour, rice flour, salt, chilli powder, butter, asafoetida in a bowl. Rub with your fingers so it resembles crumble.
    2. Now take carom seeds in a mixer, Add in water and blend them. Strain them.
    3. Pour this water over the gram flour mixture and make into a dough.
    4. Now take your sev press and drop the dough in it. Cover the press.
    5. Heat oil for deep frying. Press the handle so you get fine threads. 
    6. Fry this in hot oil for a min. When the shh sound stops drain them.
    7. Press it with your hands so it breaks into small pieces.
    8. Store in an air tight container.

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    Kara Omapodi Recipe | Spicy Sev Recipe

    Kara Omapodi or Spicy Sev with step by step pictures. Crunchy snack made with gram flour, spices, salt and ajwain which is perfect with a cup of tea.
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    Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 2 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 17 minutes minutes
    Servings: 6 servings

    Ingredients

    • Gram Flour / Besan / Kadalai Mavu - 1 ½ cup
    • Rice Flour / Arisi Mavu - 1 cup
    • Ajwain Seeds / Carom Seeds / Omam - 1 tblspn
    • Chilli Powder - 1 tblspn
    • Butter / Oil - 2 tblspn
    • Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi - ½ tsp
    • Salt to taste
    • Oil for deep frying
    • Water - as needed

    Instructions

    • Take gram flour, rice flour, salt, chilli powder, butter, asafoetida in a bowl. Rub with your fingers so it resembles crumble.
    • Now take carom seeds in a mixer, Add in water and blend them. Strain them.
    • Pour this water over the gram flour mixture and make into a dough.
    • Now take your sev press and drop the dough in it. Cover the press.
    • Heat oil for deep frying. Press the handle so you get fine threads.
    • Fry this in hot oil for a min. When the shh sound stops drain them.
    • Press it with your hands so it breaks into small pieces.
    • Store in an air tight container.
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    Kara Omapodi Step by Step

    Now take ajwain in a blender

     

    Add some water

     

    Blend them
     
    Strain them

     

     
     

     

     
    This is the carom seed water

     

    Take gram flour in a bowl

     

    add rice flour

     

    add salt

     

    asafoetida

     

    add chilli powder

     

    mix well

     

    add in ghee

     

    mix well

     

    add ajwain water

     

    knead to a dough

     

    Now take your sev press

     

    It has fine holes in it

     

    Put the dough inside this

     

    Close it up

     

    squeeze it in hot oil

     

    keep going in a round motion

     

    fry till crispy

     

     

     

    Serve
     
     

     

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