Sweet Sev Recipe| Diwali Recipes

Preparation Time : 5 mins | Cooking Time : 25 Mins | Yields: 2 cups approx

Besan | Kadalai maavu 1 cup Rice flour 1/4 cup Salt a pinch Hot oil 1 tblsp Oil for deep frying Sugar 3/4 cup Water 1/4 cup

Method:

• In a wide bowl add the besan and rice flour. You can use store bought rice flour too.
• Add a pinch of salt and 1 tblsp of hot oil to this.

• Add little water and make it into a soft dough. Put a portion of dough inside the murukku press.

• If making in big batches mix the dough in parts. Always keep the dough covered.
• I used the the achu which is similar to the thenkuzhal achu. You can use the thenkuzhal achu too.
• Heat the oil for deep frying. Squeeze the sev in the hot oil .

• Fry till the oil sound subsides. Drain this in a kitchen towel.

• Keep this aside. In a pan add the sugar and add the water.
• Let the sugar dissolve and keep the flame in medium low.

• In a small bowl keep water to check the sugar syrup consistency.
• Dissolve little sugar syrup in the water and if you could make a small ball out of it, the consistency is right.

• Once it is reached simmer the flame and add the fried sev to the sugar syrup. Gently mix it well so that the sugar syrup get coated with all the sev. Switch off the flame.

• Let be cool. Keep it covered and after 15 minutes if you see all the sev will be nicely coated with the sugar on the top.

• Gently with your hands or a ladle take out each one separately. This sev can be stored in airtight containers. This stays good for a week. Do not use wet hands while taking this sev.

1. This sev will not be crisp as kara sev. Since we are dipping in sugar syrup it will be chewy only.
2. Always ensure you get soft ball consistency of sugar syrup before adding the fried sev.
3. If you want you can add a pinch of cardamom powder to the sugar syrup before adding the sev.
4. You can reduce the sugar to 1/2 cup too if you want but ensure that the sev is fully coated with sugar syrup.