Karasev recipe, Crisp flavourful snack for Diwali, with rice flour, besan and black pepper. Step by step pictures recipe.
Kara sev is one my mom makes for every Diwali. My mom's recipe is a bit different, she uses more of gram flour and lesser rice flour than I have used. I myself changed the ratio after I saw the results in ola pakoda. If we use rice flour more then we get the shade more in whiter side and also crispier snack.
I want to try her version too, but have to fine tune the recipe and test few times. My hubby likes Kara sev, but am not a very big fan. So I made in small batch for him alone. Hope this will be helpful now, as many of you will be breaking your heads for what to make for Diwali. A simple straight forward recipe, which will never go wrong.
I suggest to use finest rice flour, good quality rice flour for best results. I use idiyappam flour I get here (Baba's idiyappam flour) as it is finest in texture as well as gives crisp and whiter results.
Recipe card
How to make kara sev method
Ingredients
- 1 cup Gram flour/ kadalai mavu heaped
- ¾ cup Rice flour
- ¼ teaspoon Asafoetida powder
- ⅛ teaspoon Turmeric powder
- 2 teaspoon Pepper crushed coarsely
- 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds
- 2 tablespoon Butter softened
- Oil For deep frying
- Salt
Instructions
- First sieve gram flour if it has any lumps. Take both rice flour and besan in a bowl, melt butter and add it to it.
- Add crushed pepper and jeera, salt, turmeric and asafoetida. Mix well.
- Add enough water to make a stiff dough. But there shouldn’t be any cracks. Make as a smooth dough.
- Take the murukku press with the same plate we use to make murukku.
- Fill the press with dough and press in hot oil in large circles. Do not make too many layers.Just two circles.
- Fry in medium flame on both sides till the bubbles and ‘shhhh’sounds ceases. Drain over paper towels. Repeat to finish. Break roughly to get small pieces.
Notes
- You can do the authentic way in which the dough is rubbed through a big ladle with holes. But I found it difficult as i had only a small ladle and I could not bear the heat, so this is the easier way. No big difference too.
- Eat after a day to enjoy the pepper flavour fully.
- If making big amount than mentioned, make in batches. Otherwise the colour of the snack changes towards the end as time passes.
How to make karasev method:
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- First sieve gram flour if it has any lumps. Take both rice flour and besan in a bowl, melt butter and add it to it.
- Add crushed pepper and jeera, salt, turmeric and asafoetida. Mix well.
- Add enough water to make a stiff dough. But there shouldn't be any cracks. Make as a smooth dough.
- Take the murukku press with the same plate we use to make murukku.
- Fill the press with dough and press in hot oil in large circles. Do not make too many layers.Just two circles.
- Fry in medium flame on both sides till the bubbles and 'shhhh'sounds ceases. Drain over paper towels. Repeat to finish.
- First sieve gram flour if it has any lumps. Take both rice flour and besan in a bowl, melt butter and add it to it.
The pepper flavour incorporates well the next day. So start eating from the next day…
Now Serving says
wow looks really crisp and delicious
Rekha shoban says
my hubby's fav snack...perfect n crispy sev...really very easy to do!!thank for sharing...nice click!
notyet100 says
Tis looks perfect for deepawali,never tried sev at home,.will try this sometime,,,
Swathi says
Kara sev looks delicious.
Kalpana Sareesh says
i hv decided to mkae jangri this sat from ur blog n was thinking for a snack ..n this is it.. i love kaara sev.. too good..
Kalyani's Platter says
wow perfect snack for the diwali .......
மகி says
Easy and crispy snack!
Valarmathi Sanjeev says
Sev looks absolutely perfect....crispy and yummy snack...beautiful click.
Vani says
Nice recipe..Sev is really tempting me a lot!!
SpicyTasty says
looks crispy and perfect!!!
Radhika says
Very well Presented Raji. Hubby is a big fan and likes to munch on this a lot but I'm not.
Suhaina says
wow..just love it...u have done a perfect job. lovely presentation too.
Sharmilee! :) says
Lovely clicks, crispy and yummy looking snack. Sounds very easy that I am tempted too 🙂
Vardhini says
That is totally inviting and I am just staring at it 🙂
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Spandana says
Yummyyyy.. lovely clicks...!!
jeyashrisuresh says
never done karasev and i thought this is a complicated one. nice and easy kara sev recipe,thanks for sharing with a detailed explanation and lovely clicks.
Priti says
I love kara sev ..the whole jar I can finish in no time 🙂 ....looks so tempting
Premalatha Aravindhan says
Delicious sev and it turned perfect for u...lovely clicks.
Paaka Shaale says
Wow this looks so delicious. Perfect with a cup of coffee 🙂
Akila says
Kaarasev looks superb... I did rubbing the dough in the laddle with holes.... since i dont have this murukku press here....
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Sara says
Looks delicious and crunchy. me also planning to do but think of the Jara/karandi postponing. Love ur clicks Raji.
S.Menaga says
அருமையாக இருக்கு...எனக்கு ரொம்ப பிடித்தது!!
Ms.Chitchat says
Perfect kaara sevai, nice tempting clicks too.
Kaveri says
Mmm...Crunchy and crispy looking Kaara sev...My hubby's favorite too.
Anonymous says
Superb snack, the click is tempting to have it now itself
Priya says
Very addictive and tempting kaara sev, i can finish it in no time.
Aruna Manikandan says
My Daughter loves this a lot...
looks perfect and very tempting raji 🙂
Gayathri NG says
Fabulous snack i never tried this.Thku for sharing in a detailed way...
Prathibha says
U made it so perfect raji..infact I like the ones with more riceflour n less besan ones...wid d easily available readymade namkeen I m so lazy to think of making anything at home...
Sandhya Hariharan says
Wish cud grab it frome the screen .... Lovely!!
Sudha Sabarish says
Wow looks tasty,yummy and crispy too.
Sush says
perfect!
Anu says
very nice raji, looks great
Ramya says
Seeing lot of crunchy yummy Diwali treats arnd:-)
The Kara sev looks soo great! lovely clicks
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Raji says
Kara sev looks absolutely crunchy munchy... I love these with my evening cuppa.
Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal says
wow, they have come out so well, love that crispiness that shows even from the pictures.
Ramya Bala says
wow super crunchy karasev...and perfectly done...i love them...
ANU says
wow this another fav diwali snacks .....love the perfection!
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Vanamala Hebbar says
Nice pics...perfect for rainy weather
Divya Vikram says
Kara sev looks perfect. Crunchy and crispy to snack on!
R says
looks super yummy. awesome click.
divya says
Mmmm... drool-worthy... Loving this...
Sushma Mallya says
What a beautiful click ...Khara sev looks so perfect and yummy
sanjeeta kk says
Wow..Diwali prep has started at your blog..looking forward to many recipes here!
Laavanya says
My mom uses a different method to make kara sev... I think yours is easier. Looks perfect as always!
Prathima Rao says
Ghosh..This sev is too tempting!!!
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Tina says
Crispy and delicious...
Sobha Shyam says
looks perfect and crunchy..wonderful snack..
Smitha says
nice one of Diwali!....my kids love it!
Suja says
Yummy looking snack..perfectly made.
Janu says
Tried this last week but didn't get the cream color of the sev. Mine was mild brown.But I used the same measure as you prescribed.Loved the pepper flavor in it 🙂
veena harish says
thank you so much for the sev recipe. it is an absolute favourite in my house and i am going to tryyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
veena harish says
Thanks for sharing. going to try nowwwwwwwwww
veena harish says
This recipe was toooooooooooooooooo good. I tried this and everyone liked it. once again thank u and Happy Diwaliiiiiiiiiiiiiii
sabina says
wonderful recipe raks...being luking at this recipe each other day since u posted and tried for christmas..my little daughter simply loved the flavour NOW whole house smells divine..thankyou for sharing your wonderful recipes.
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Immaculate Divya Bruno Sathyan says
raji tried it ...awsum tasted like some upsacale shop ones that good ...god bleess u for this wonderful gift of sharing ur recipes with everyone
leks says
I only have the star shaped plate. Would it be fine to try with that?
leks says
I only have the star shaped plate... Would it be fine to try with that?
Raks anand says
Yes whats in shape, you can try.
Unknown says
Hi, I tried it for this Diwali, and it turned out to be a super hit! Thanks so much for this recipe ! 🙂
ScubaDoc says
Thanks a ton Raks!!! Diwali snack ready in minutes. And fabulously tasty as well. Wife and daughter are going to get a nice surprise when they return home from shopping 🙂 🙂 🙂
sandhya sekar says
Hi akka,
Belated diwali wishes 🙂 actually the dough shd be same as chapathi dough???
Raks anand says
Yes, non ssticky dough
Ganesh says
Thanks for this Recipe, tried this for Diwali and it came out very well, thanks again, Happy Diwali
karabrar 28 says
Hi raks I made this today but mine was didn't came out crispier what the reason plz solve my query coz this is my favorite snack
Raks Kitchen says
If you take out before it gets cooked, it wont be crispy. So make sure to heat oil well well before squeezing. Later cook in medium flame for long time to get crispy results.