Karasev is a traditional savoury made with besan flour, rice flour & spices. Karasev is an ideal snack for evening tea time along with a sweet and is commonly made during Diwali.
Kara Sev is one of the easiest snack recipes I’ve ever made….I wanted to try my hands on savoury snacks this year as last year I was totally into sweets. Kara Sev sounded to be simple and I followed the ICC recipe. This version is crispy and flavorful and it got over the same day I made, the garlic and the pepper flavour was the best part of it.
In some shops, kara sev has a soft texture. I asked my friend the recipe who owns a sweet/snacks shop and have included that measurement too, may be next time I will try that version and update it here.
Check other muruku recipes here :
1.Thenkuzhal murukku
2.Butter Murukku
3.Maida Mullu Murukku
4.Pottukadalai Murukku
5.Potato Murukku
6.Rava Murukku
Though the traditional kara sev method is rubbing through the laddle with holes I find the murukku press method easy and convenient, less messy too. But with the apt laddle and practise guess the rubbing method will work too, but I have not got the courage of doing it in the piping hot oil, may be next year I can experiment.
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Karasev
Karasev is a traditional savoury made with besan flour, rice flour & spices. Karasev is an ideal snack for evening tea time along with a sweet and is commonly made during Diwali.
Servings8 servings
Ingredients
- 2 and 1/2 cups besan flour
- 1 cup rice flour
- 1/4 tsp red chilli powder
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 2 and 1/2 tsp ghee
- 2 pearls garlic
- oil to deep fry
- salt to taste
For karasev with soft texture
- 3/4 cup besan flour
- 1/4 pottukadalai powder
- 1 tbsp ghee
- 1 tsp garlic paste
- 1 tsp black pepper
- salt to taste
- oil to deep fry
The method is the same for both the textures Karasev - just the ingredients and quantity differs.
Instructions
- First powder pepper coarsely, set aside. In a mixing bowl add besan flour, rice flour, ghee, chilli powder, powdered pepper, garlic finely chopped and salt.
- Mix well first then add water little by little to form a dough - it will be sticky. - Dont make it a stiff dough then pressing will be very difficult.
- Fill the murukku press with the dough and press it in hot oil. Do not make it crowded, just press circles around with large gaps. Do not make layers like we make for murukku.
- Fry in medium flame till golden brown , turn over to cook on both sides evenly.
- Drain in tissue paper, break it roughly into pieces.
- Cool down completely and then store in airtight container.
- To check if the batter is in correct consistency : First take a spoon and dip the backside of the spoon into batter and hold it on top of the preheated oil. If it drops as perfect rounds then the batter is perfect.
- Store Kara Sev in an airtight container and enjoy munching the snack!
Notes
- Only the last 2 batches was difficult to press as it got dried. But it was all fine when I sprinkled little water and kneaded it once to bring it together. It was spicy, flavorful and yummy.
- You can do it the actual way of rubbing the dough through a big ladle which has tiny holes. But I preferred this way as its easy and also I don't have that kind of ladle.
- When filling the dough in portions, keep the dough covered with a wet cloth so that it doesn't get dry. Incase if it gets dry for the last few batches, just sprinkle only little water, mix once to make it moist.
- Also chop the garlic very finely or make it a paste, else it will get stuck while pressing. But the garlic flavor was great so don't skip.
Nutrition Facts
Karasev
Amount Per Serving (75 g)
Calories 351
Calories from Fat 117
% Daily Value*
Fat 13g20%
Saturated Fat 3g19%
Trans Fat 0.03g
Polyunsaturated Fat 3g
Monounsaturated Fat 6g
Cholesterol 9mg3%
Sodium 420mg18%
Potassium 441mg13%
Carbohydrates 45g15%
Fiber 6g25%
Sugar 5g6%
Protein 12g24%
Vitamin A 41IU1%
Vitamin C 0.4mg0%
Calcium 29mg3%
Iron 3mg17%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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KaraSev Recipe Step by Step
- First powder pepper coarsely, set aside. In a mixing bowl add besan flour, rice flour, ghee, chilli powder, powdered pepper, garlic finely chopped and salt. Mix well first then add water little by little to form a dough – it will be sticky. – Dont make it a stiff dough then pressing will be very difficult.
- Fill the murukku press with the dough and press it in hot oil. Do not make it crowded, just press circles around with large gaps. Do not make layers like we make for murukku.Fry in medium flame till golden brown , turn over to cook on both sides evenly. Drain in tissue paper, break it roughly into pieces. Cool down completely and then store in airtight container.
To check if the batter is in correct consistency : First take a spoon and dip the backside of the spoon into batter and hold it on top of the preheated oil. If it drops as perfect rounds then the batter is perfect.
Store in an airtight container and enjoy munching the snack!
Tips
- Only the last 2 batches was difficult to press as it got dried. But it was all fine when I sprinkled little water and kneaded it once to bring it together. It was spicy, flavourful and yummy. I dont like kara sev much but I liked it becos of the garlic flavour in it.
- You can do it the actual way of rubbing the dough through a big laddle which has tiny holes as in the orginal recipe. But I prefered this way as its easy and also I dont have that kind of laddle.
- When filling the dough in portions, keep the dough covered with a wet cloth so that it doesnt get dry. Incase if it gets dry for the last few batches, just sprinkle only little water, mix once to make it moist.
- Also chop the garlic very finely or make it a paste, else it will get stuck while pressing. But the garlic flavour was great so don’t skip.
Janu
I tried this yesterday from raks space. Need to try your version with garlic 🙂 Loved the first click of the jug!!
sangee vijay
i too don't like kaara sev much but i like the garlic/poondu sev …pictures were awesome n impressed me a lot than the recipe :)will try this for diwali…goin to make badhusha right now let u know…
Aarthi
This looks delicious..Should try it some day…Thanks for the recipe dear.
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Alpana
Sounds awesome……Bookmarked.
DEESHA
Lovely pics n nice recipe
Suja
Bookmarked,delicious crispy snack..thanks for the recipe dear
Nalini's Kitchen
looks delicious,glad to follow you.Please do drop at my space.
Cheers
Nalini
Happy Cook / Finla
They look so crunchy delicious.
San
These cute sev can be eaten all day long. Perfect for the festive season sharmi.
Priya
Feel like munching some rite now,tempting crispy beauties..
Suma Gandlur
Looks crunchy. Remember trying it for the ICC with my mom. 🙂
Rekha shoban
crispy sev…my hubby's fav snack!!nice pic`s!
Balakrishna Saraswathy
Crispy and deliou looking snack dear..do drop by my space when time permits:)
RAKS KITCHEN
I love it with garlic very much! Both recipes are awesome,thanks for sharing,lovely clicks
Vardhini
Love anything spicy and karasev looks totally inviting Sharmi.
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nithya
Wow, superb click, eppave saapidanum pola irukku.
priya ravi
with garlic and crushed pepper, this karasev is sure a munchy snack .. lovely presentation ..
jeyashrisuresh
Never tried Kara sev so far. Very tempting clicks and lovely presentation. Love to have with hot tea
An Open Book
i miss snacks like these from home which u can pop into ur mouth while watchin tv or generally chit chatting 🙁
Charishma
bookmarked this..making it for diwali for sure…you have an amazing space
charishma
Angie's Recipes
Those are new to me…a great TV snack.
sanjeeta kk
I am yet to make these savories..yours look perfect.
Lite Bite
Kadhyaa
this is my all time fav…looks great
TheYummyMorsel
Looks really crispy.Great snack for munching…and perfect for Diwali.
Premalatha Aravindhan
wow delicious sev,love to grab some from the screen…luks very tempting…
Vanamala Hebbar
gr8 …on rainy days
Nithya
lovely clicks. I like the mug or pot that you have used 🙂
Delicious sev. I love garlic in murukku 🙂
Pavithra
My all time fav one and looks absolutely perfect and yumm.
Chitra
Lovely, my hubby love this garlic , pepper combo very much 🙂
Uma
Superb sharmi.. My satisfied with sweets and savory dishes just by looking them and I think no need to prepare for me at home. 🙂 BTW, addition of garlic is something new to me here.
Cheers,
Uma
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Sushma Mallya
Looks so delicious and perfect!
Sobha Shyam
wonderful snack, so nice to see many festive recipes out here..
Sanchita
I love Sev..thanks for the recipe..the photos are great!
MyKitchen Flavors-BonAppetit!.
Super crunchy Galic-flavored Karasev.Seems a healthy try.Luv the recipe
Sudha Sabarish
Wow a crispy and tasty kara sev.
G
Looks perfect! Can you pls post south indian mixture recipe sometime?
Susan and Abraham
These look delicious. chackoskitchen.com
HemaGopi
you have not specified chilli powder in the ingredients but the detailed steps call for chili powder.. din understand that !
Sharmilee! :)
@Hemagopi : I missed to add it here…just updated in the recipe 🙂
latha sreedhar
My first attempt to make karasev was a hit with your recipe! thank u! 🙂
Jansi Rani Palani
I have tried to make karasev, the taste is great thank u
Unknown
hi sharmi.. i have just entered your blog.. felt bored so tried this kara sev.. all went fine except for 1 thing.. my garlic bits gor stuck in the middle and as i have just started cooking these snacks dint know to take at the right time 🙂 so few went over fried.. thanks for the recipe 🙂
harini
hi sharmi ,can i use store bought dry riceflour for this instead of idiyappam flour?thanks in advance.
SHARMILEE J
Yes you can try……..
vaidegi j
Made this and turned out awesome. Thanks a ton. This is a keeper.
Preetha
This reminds me of hotel Annapoorna's karasev… Yumm