Recipe- Popular Indian Snack Spicy Sev

Omapodi/Sev recipe is a popular Indian spice mixture made with chickpea flour. This easy Diwali snack made using a sev maker is crispy and crunchy!We need two kinds of flour for this sev recipe - chickpea flour also known as gram flour or besan and rice flour. You can use ghee or regular vegetable oil to knead the dough and for frying.

Ingredients

1 cup chickpea flour
1/2 cup rice flour
salt
1 tbsp warm ghee or vegetable oil
1/4 tsp asafoetida
3 tbsp omam water
oil for frying
2 tsp paprika optional

Method

* In a mixing bowl, add sieved chickpea flour, rice flour, asafoetida, and salt.

* Add hot ghee/vegetable oil and omam water. (Read notes below on how to make omam water)

* Knead it to a smooth dough by adding water gradually. The dough should be a little soft and non-sticky.

* Make a small cylindrical shape with the dough and stuff it inside the greased sev maker. Keep the rest of the dough covered with a wet cloth to prevent it from drying.

* Heat oil in a frying pan, and when its hot, reduce the heat to medium, then hold the sev maker directly on top of the oil pan and squeeze it in a circular motion to make a big circle of Omapodi. Do not overcrowd.

* Deep fry the Omappodi till it is crisp and bubble in the oil ceases. Fry both sides until golden brown. Do not break them while frying.

* Take it out and place it on a paper towel to remove excess oil and allow it to cool.

* Follow the same steps till you finish the dough.

* After it cools down completely, store it in an airtight container, and enjoy it any time of the day.

* You can break them or enjoy then as is. They can be added as toppings to snacks.