Sev (food)
Chickpea flour | |
| Variations | Ratlam sev, Indori sev, Ghatiya, Potato sev |
|---|---|
Sev is a popular
chickpea flour paste, which are seasoned with turmeric, cayenne, and ajwain[2] before being deep-fried in oil.[3][4][5] These noodles vary in thickness.[6] Ready-to-eat varieties of sev, including flavoured sev, are available in Indian stores.[7]
Sev is eaten as a standalone snack and is also sprinkled as a topping on dishes like
sevpuri. Sev can be made at home and stored for weeks in airtight containers.[7]
Sev is a popular snack in India with several regional variations, particularly for
chanachur
and bhujia.
Mota sev is a variety of sev which is bigger in size.[8]
popular varieties of sev mixed with nuts, lentils and pulses are commonly sold as 'Bombay mix' or chanachur.
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Yellow bits of sev onsevpuri
References
- ISBN 8125023003.
- ^ "Crispy Sev Recipe for a Crackling Diwali".
- ISBN 978-0-7818-1207-8.
- ISBN 0-312-66116-9.
- ISBN 978-0-520-24960-8.
- ISBN 978-1-4051-7358-2.
- ^ ISBN 0-595-24422-X.
- ^ "Snack Food Association demands 5 percent GST rate instead of 12 percent on Namkeen-farsans". 21 June 2017.