Kara Sev / Khara Sev / Spicy Sev – Diwali Snack Recipes

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Karasev has to be in diwali menu always…We make this in bulk and pack it in individual covers and sent to our relatives house. Amma makes this using her years old recipe, which was passed from my grandma..And it is a no fail recipe..

This is a spicy, crispy snack which is so easy to make..Just calls for simple ingredients but the measurements is the key stuff. Follow that and you will get perfect kara sev each time.

Preparation Time : 20 mins
Cooking Time: 2 to 3 mins per batch

Ingrediants:

Gram Flour / Kadalai Mavu / Besan-5 cups

Rice Flour / Arisi Mavu -1 cup

Chilli Powder- 3 tblspn

Whole Pepper-3 tblspn

Garlic – a whole head

Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi – 2 tsp

Salt to taste

Oil for Deep Frying

Method:

Grind Pepper, Chilli powder and Garlic to a smooth paste by adding some water..

Take gram flour and rice flour in a bowl and add in salt…Mix this together..

Now add in the ground masala and hing….mix well..

Gradually add in water and make into a slightly sticky dough..

Take your desired mould(Achu) and fill it..

Now heat oil for deep frying….Directly pipe the whole lot straight in the oil..

Fry till it turns crispy and remove on a paper towel…

Now break it into small pieces and let it cool completely..

Store this in a air tight container for several weeks..

Pictorial:

Warning:

These Pictures where taken in the middle of a hectic day..So it won’t be so perfect…Amma was mixing dough for this,while I was Clicking…Please bare with me..

Take all your ingrediants

take garlic,chilli powder,pepper in a blender

make it into a fine paste

Now add gram flour in a mixing bowl

add in rice flour

mix well

add salt in this

make a well..

add the ground masala

pour in water

Add asafoetida in…Amma uses asafoetida that comes in a brick shape, which we should dissolve with some water..She always tell me that this is the best one and has lots of flavour than the powdered stuff..