Kara sev

Ingredients:

Besan / gram flour - 1 Cup
Rice flour - 1/4 cup
Turmeric - 1/4 tbsp
Red chilly powder - 1/4 tbsp
Asafoetida / Hing - A pinch
Salt - As required
Water - 1/4 cup
Oil - For deep frying

Method:

1) In a bowl, add Gram flour, rice flour, turmeric, hing, Red chilly powder and salt. Mix well.
2) Now add water as required to prepare a smooth dough. The dough will be slightly sticky, thats normal.
3) Grease the small holed mould with some oil and stuff dough into it.
4) Meanwhile, heat oil for frying.
5) Press the sev in hot oil forming a circle in the oil and make sure you not to overlap.
6) Wait for few minutes, and flip over and fry the other side. Wait until the foam or bubbles of the oil reduces.
7) Drain oil over kitchen paper and repeat the process with the remaining dough.

Kara Sev is ready to be served with masala chai.

Note:

1) Overlapping when frying makes the sev soft than chrisp.
2) Store in a air tight container for 15days.