Sevai recipe, Mor Kuzhambu & Vathal Recipe with step by step picture. This is made with Idli Rice, Coconut and Curd
Sevai, Mor Kuzhambu & Vathal
When i was pregnant, i craved for lots of things, Couple of them are my all time favorite chambara kozhukattai and sevai. Both recipe are time consuming and needs some hard work involved in them. And both recipe are a very traditional recipe. When i told this to my mom, my sweet mom made this immediately for me and took my camera and got into my job of clicking them. I have posted kozhukattai long before itself and somehow this recipe stayed in my drafts for quite a long time.
And now it is time to unveil this traditional recipe to you and make it live here. The sevai kattil which i am using is a very old one, say more than 50 years. It is my grandma's and it is still in use.
The great combo for this dish is mor kuzhambu and vathal. I have shared the recipe for kuzhambu here. But vathal will take pictures when my mom or grand ma makes it again and post here..Until then off you go to the recipe
Ingredients for Sevai, Mor Kuzhambu & Vathal
For Sevai:
- Idli Rice - 2 cups
- Water as needed
- Salt to taste
Mor Kuzhambu:
- Fresh Coconut - 1 cup grated
- Green Chillies - 4 to 5
- Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tsp
- Salt to taste
- Water as needed
- Yogurt / Curd - ½ cup
For Tempering:
- Coconut Oil -1 tsp
- Mustard Seeds / Kaduku - 1 tsp
- Urad dal / Ulundu Paruppu - 1 tsp
- Curry leaves - a sprg
- Onion Vadam / Vadakam - 5 piece
For Vathal:
- Koozh Vathal as needed
- Oil for Deep frying
How to make Sevai, Mor Kuzhambu & Vathal
- Soak rice overnight. Next day grind it in a wet grinder or mixie till it is smooth and soft. The batter has to be thick. Mix salt in this thick batter, and steam it in idli steamer for 10 to 15 mins.
- Once it is steamed, remove it from the idli steamer and take the sevai kattil, and put the steamed idlies in that and press to get fine rice noodles. Don't let the idlies cool, it should be pressed when it is hot. Thats it sevai done.
- Now let's make the more kuzhambu. Take all the ingredients given for kuzhambu except curd and make it into a smooth puree. Set aside till use.
- Now heat oil in a kadai. Add all the tempering ingredients in it. Saute it for a min.
- Pour the ground coconut mix and some water, this kuzhambu has to be watery. Now mix this well and bring it to boil. Once it reaches boil, take it off the stove and pour it into a bowl. Add in curd and mix well. Mor kuzhambu done.
- Now to make vathal, heat oil for deep frying, add in koozh vathal and fry till it is well fried. Drain and set aside.
- Serve.
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Sevai Recipe / Sevai, Mor Kuzhambu & Vathal Recipe / Homemade Rice Noodles - Traditional Recipe
Ingredients
- For Sevai:
- 2 cups Idli Rice
- Water as needed
- Salt to taste
- For Mor Kuzhambu:
- 1 cup grated Fresh Coconut
- 4 to 5 Green Chillies
- 1 tsp Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam
- Salt to taste
- Water as needed
- ½ cup Yogurt / Curd
- For Tempering:
- 1 tsp Coconut Oil
- 1 tsp Mustard Seeds / Kaduku
- 1 tsp Urad dal / Ulundu Paruppu
- Curry leaves - a sprg
- 5 piece Onion Vadam / Vadakam
- For Vathal:
- Koozh Vathal as needed
- Oil for Deep frying
Instructions
- Soak rice overnight. Next day grind it in a wet grinder or mixie till it is smooth and soft. The batter has to be thick. Mix salt in this thick batter, and steam it in idli steamer for 10 to 15 mins.
- Once it is steamed, remove it from the idli steamer and take the sevai kattil, and put the steamed idlies in that and press to get fine rice noodles. Dont let the idlies cool, it should be pressed when it is hot. Thats it sevai done.
- Now lets make the more kuzhambu. Take all the ingredients given for kuzhambu except curd and make it into a smooth puree. Set aside till use.
- Now heat oil in a kadai. Add all the tempering ingredients in it. Saute it for a min.
- Pour the ground coconut mix and some water, this kuzhambu has to be watery. Now mix this well and bring it to boil. Once it reaches boil, take it off the stove and pour it into a bowl. Add in curd and mix well. Mor kuzhambu done.
- Now to make vathal, heat oil for deep frying, add in koozh vathal and fry till it is well fried. Drain and set aside.
- Serve.
Notes
2)Steaming the rice is very important. So steam it well, this will cook the rice well and sevai will come non sticky.
3)This method should be pressed only using the traditional sevai kattil. You need a lot of muscle and strength to press this using the hand sevai maker.
4)There is another method in which you can use hand sevai maker, will post that soon.
5)You can serve this with chutney or any spicy chicken curry. But the above mor kuzhambu and vathal is the perfect and traditional way of eating it.
6)Dont let the idlies cool, because then it will be hard to press it out of the sevai maker. Always press the sevai when the idlies are hot.
Sevai, Mor Kuzhambu & Vathal Recipe step by step picture
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| Soak rice overnight in water |
Tips & Tricks
1)You have to grind the rice till it is smooth, so it can be pressed easily through the kattil.
2)Steaming the rice is very important. So steam it well, this will cook the rice well and sevai will come non sticky.
3)This method should be pressed only using the traditional sevai kattil. You need a lot of muscle and strength to press this using the hand sevai maker.
4)There is another method in which you can use hand sevai maker, will post that soon.
5)You can serve this with chutney or any spicy chicken curry. But the above mor kuzhambu and vathal is the perfect and traditional way of eating it.
6)Dont let the idlies cool, because then it will be hard to press it out of the sevai maker. Always press the sevai when the idlies are hot.
Anonymous
where do we get that nazhi from online
pavi
Lovely sevai.. One quick question, where did u get ur kattil from?? The holes are tiny and the sevai is very thin and nice..
Aarthi
@AnonymousI am not sure..this is the one which my grandma gave me
Aarthi
@paviThis is my grandmas, it is more than 50 years old.
Savita Sawant
My one of the favorite thing....at our place we eat this sevai's with sweet coconut milk...owww my mouth is watering now
Lekshmia Raja
One of my favourite dishes... yummy yummy 😛😛
Anonymous
Is there any alternative for this mould?
Anonymous
Hi Aarthy
Can I use a wooden Idiyappam maker.?
Aarthi
NO i dont think it will work, since this is really hard to press you need that press to make it.