Guest guest Posted September 12, 2002 Report Share Posted September 12, 2002 Potato Sev ( Snack Noodle ) Sev is a popular snack food in India, made from chickpea flour. 2 1/2 lbs boiling potatoes, 8 to 9 medium 2 1/2 well packed cups chickpea flour, sifted 1 tbl and 1 tsp salt About 1 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper 2 tbl lemon juice 1 tbl sugar Veg oil for deep frying Boil potatoes, peel while still hot, and put through potato-masher or mash well. Measure mashed potatoes, you should have 5 cups, twice as much as chickpea flour. If you have a little more or less, adjust amount of flour to compensate. Combine potatoes, flour, salt, cayenne pepper ( use more or less than called for according to taste, 1 1/2 tsp will make the sev mildly hot), lemon juice, and sugar. Mix well and knead to make a dough. If dough is sticky, add more flour. Heat 2 inches of oil in a wok over medium flame. Put a tangerine-size piece of dough into potato ricer. When oil is hot, press dough through into into hot oil. Fry 1 to 1 1/2 minutes until golden brown on the underside. Turn with slotted spoon and cook another 1 to 2 minutes. Remove and drain on paper towels. Continue until all dough is used up. When cool, store in air-tight jars. Will keep for several weeks. from Madhur Jaffrey's World of the East Vegetarian Cooking --- | For the memory of the uncompromisingly righteous is a blessing, | | Proverbs 10:7a | --- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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