Category: Festive Recipes, Snack, Traditional
Cuisine: Tamilnadu
Cooking Method: Deep Frying, Grinding, Kneading
Yields: 8 Servings Difficulty: Medium Prep Time: 20 Mins Cook Time: 20 Mins Total Time: 40 Mins
Saathur is a small town in the southern part of Tamilnadu. It comes under the Virudhunagar district of Tamilnadu. Saathur is very famous for its cottage industries that are many source of income for its residents. Apart from these cottage industries, Saathur is very famous for its Karasev. If you belong to Tamilnadu, you might have definitely heard about Saathur Milagu Karasev. It is thick, less greasy and has a peppery flavor to it. It is so famous that you can find them in almost many sweet shops in this town. I tried to recreate this Saathur Kara sev at home and we loved it. It is super crunchy and burst with pepper flavor in every bite. Try this Saathur Sev and enjoy with a cup of coffee/tea.
Ingredients
Adjust Servings
Instructions
- In a mixer jar, add pepper and jeera Seeds. Crush them coarsely. Set aside.
- In a wide bowl, add two cups of gram flour, rice flour, half a teaspoon of turmeric powder, asafoetida powder, melted butter, and a generous table spoon of crushed pepper-jeera. Mix together to form a crumble.
- Add water in small batches and knead hem to a soft pilable dough. Keep covered until use.
- Squeeze the dough directly to hot oil using a three hole mold from the murukku press. Cook in medium low flame and flip over. When oil stops sizzling, remove and cool down. Serve with coffee/tea.
Notes
- I have used store-bought flours. If you have homemade flours, you can use them.
- I love mild pepper flavors and wanted to make them kid-friendly. Hence added one plus tablespoon of pepper powder. Increase or decrease quantity based on your spice tolerance.
- Always, deep fry in medium flame to ensure the inner side is also cooked and the outer is uniformly done for a crispy karasev.