Omapodi Recipe | South Indian Sev Recipe | Startup Cooking

OMAPODI | PLAIN SEV | DIWALI RECIPE | INDIAN SNACK

Learn how to prepare plain sev | omapodi

Omapodi or plain sev also known as sev. Omapodi is a delicious and crispy south Indian snack of sev laced with the aroma and flavor of ajwain seeds. Sev is a crispy snack usually made of bengal gram flour and idiyappam flour or rice flour for an extra crisp texture. It is eaten as it as a Evening snack or topped over chaat. Here is the video recipe to make Omapodi or Sev.

OMAPODI | PLAIN SEV VIDEO RECIPE

RECIPE FOR OMAPODI | PLAIN SEV

Course        : Snack
Cuisine       : South Indian
Author        : Startup Cooking
Prep Time   : 10 min 
Cook Time  : 20 min
Total Time  : 30 min

INGREDIENTS

• 1/2 cup ajwain | omam

• 1 cup bengal gram flour

• 1/2 cup idiyappam flour

• 1 tbsp unsalted butter (room temperature)

• 3 tbsp water

• 1 tsp hot oil

• salt as needed

• oil for deep fry

PROCEDURE

• In a frying pan, add ajwain seeds

• dry roast ajwain in a low flame for 1-2 minutes till nice aroma comes

• transfer in to pestle and mortar or in a mixer grinder

• grind to a fine powder

• add 3 tbsp water and set aside

• now filter using strainer

• Ajwain/omam water ready now. keep it aside.

• in a mixing bowl

• add bengal gram flour, idiyappam flour, unsalted butter, salt, hot oil and ajwain water

• mix well

• add water little by little to form a sticky dough

• heat oil in a frying pan

• grease little oil in idiyappam maker

• add some dough and fill the idiyappam maker

• press it in the preheated oil 

• cook till the bubbles ceases (cooking time is less than a minute)

• drain in paper towel and repeat the rest of the dough

• cool down completely

• store in an air tight container

• Enjoy with your family and kids