Thursday, July 15, 2010

KARA SEV- INDIAN COOKING CHALLENGE FOR JUNE

Savouries are a part of indian festive cuisine. I have made other savouries like Thattai,murukku,omapodi but for some strange reason have never tried to make kara sev.I was always under the impression that it is difficult until SRIVALLI OF INDIAN COOKING CHALLENGE shared the recipe with members of the challenge and which turned out to be pretty simple.
The recipe shared by SRIVALLI IS:

1. Gram flour 2 1/2 cups

2.Rice flour 1 cup

3. Ghee 2 1/2 tsp( i added a little more to it)

4.Chilli powder 1/4 tsp

5.Pepper powder 1tsp

6. cooking soda a pinch(optional)

7. crushed garlic 2 pods ( optional)

Sieve both the flours together in a bowl. Add chilli powder, pepper powder and salt to it. Now add the ghee and mix it thouroughly till it texture resembles that of bread crumbs. Divide this mixture into 4 to 5 parts. Sprinkle little water to one part and knead into a dough of puri dough consistency. I f the dough becomes watery, add a little more of gram flour to it. Dough should be firm.
Heat oil in a kadai. Rub the dough on the kara sev ladle directly on the oil.Deep fry till golden brown in colour. Drain the excess oil and store it when cool.

I do not have a kara sev ladle , so used the murukku press instead.


This is a perfect evening snack......VERDICT given by my daughter.
Thank you srivalli.
If you want to be a part of this challenge click here
Check out SRIVALLI'S blog for step by step recipe.
see u soon with another yummy post
till then happy cooking:-)

24 comments:

  1. I love the sev namkeen...nice recipe

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  2. thank u NEHA for stopping by and for the nice comment

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  3. Looks soo crispy, hope u enjoyed the challenge..

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  4. thank you priya. i did enjoy the challenge.thank u for stopping by

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  5. They look so festive in that dish!

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  6. looks delicious and crispy.. lovely..

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  7. thank you Srividya and Scraps. Thanks for stopping by

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  8. kara sev is my favorite too ...veena ur's kara sev looks delicious n tempting ...yummy yum

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  9. hey first time here...you have great recipes..a very yummy snack... .do drop in my blog when u have time :)

    Lavanya

    wwww.lavsblog.com

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  10. You too have done a good job on the challenge.

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  11. Looks perfect.Would love to have it with tea!

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  12. Looks so crispy and yummy. Your carrot muthia is a very interesting recipe, looks so good. You have a nice collection of recipes, following you:-)

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  13. It is always a must during festive season.. Looks perfect!

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  14. Lovely result! Crisp and fresh!

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  15. What a beautiful presentation Veena, first time here, you have a wonderful collection, going through it now :)

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  16. hi Veena,ur Recipes are too
    good and the Karasev is my daughters favourite,nice to see u in this blog

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  17. looks perfect and crispy..nice blog...first time here

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  18. Very nice Veena, thanks for joining us..:)

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Veena