Plain sev

                                                 PLAIN SEV / OMA PODI

Omapodi or plain sev a crispy south indian snack with a flavour of ajwain or carom seeds.

INGREDIENTS

• Besan /gram flour – 1 cup
• Rice flour – 6 tbsp
• Hot oil – 2 tsp
• Ajwain -1 tsp
• Butter – 1 tbsp [room temperature]
• Salt to taste
• Oil to deep fry

PREPARATION

Soak the ajwain in water for 1 hr. Grind it by adding ¼ cup water. Strain and keep aside

OR

Dry roast the ajwain till aromatic .[don’t burn ]first grind it into powder , then add ¼ cup water and grind it .Filter the water and keep aside .

METHOD

Sieve the besan  + rice flour , add butter + hot oil + ajwain water + salt and mix well.

Gradually add water and start kneading it into a soft tight dough.

Heat the oil .

Fill the chakli press with fine hole mould.

Press the sev in a big circular movement in the hot oil .[ don’t overlap ]

Flip and fry on medium flame .[colour should not change much, don’t burn it or over fry it ]

Fry till the frying bubbling sound [shshshshshs] stops. { doesn’t take much time to get fried as it if fine }

Remove on an absorbent paper.

Once it cools , store it in air tight container.

Serve as snacks .

 NOTES

1. Adding rice flour ,makes it crispy and crunchy.
2. If oil or water increases in the dough, adjust by adding flour.
3. I have used mould with fine holes.
4. If you are doubling the quantity, then knead the flour in batches, instead of kneading the whole flour at one time.

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