PAPDI AND SEV

Papdi and sev add crunchiness to chaats.

PAPDI

Papdi itself can be eaten as a snack.It is an ingredient for chaat items like bhel puri, sev puri and papdi chaat.

INGREDIENTS

1. Maida - 1 cup ( or 1/2 cup maida and 1/2 cup wheat flour)
2. Ajwain (omam) - 1/2 tea spoon
3. Salt 
4. Butter or dalda - 1/2 tea spoon
5. Oil
6. Turmeric powder - 1/8 tea spoon (optional)

METHOD

1. Mix maida, ajwain, turmeric powder, salt and butter. Add very little water and knead gently to form a firm dough.
2. Divide the dough into 4-5 portions. Roll   into  thin chapathis and prick  all over with a fork. Cut small puris using a steel tumbler or cookie cutter.
3. Fry and drain on paper towel.

SEV (Omappodi)







Detailed recipe of sev is given in the post MIXTURE

Sev  is made using  dough prepared with besan ,  rice flour(optional) ,chilli powder, turmeric powder, ajwain, salt , butter and water. It is then passed through a "seva nazhi" or sev press into hot oil and fried.

A very fine sev known as "nylon sev" is also used to make chaats. Whenever I feel lazy to make sev at home , I go for "Haldiram's Nylon Sev"