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Baked Sev is a healthy, no deep-fry version of the popular sev / gram flour fritters or Omapodi. Served as is at tea time or topped over Chaats

Baked Sev Recipe | How to make Baked Omapodi Mixture

Kalyani
Baked Sev is a healthy, no deep-fry version of the popular sev / gram flour fritters or Omapodi. Served as is at tea time or topped over Chaats 
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 22 minutes
Course Baked Snack, Jar Snack, Snack, Tea Time Snack
Cuisine Indian, South Indian
Servings 300 grams

Equipment

  • 1 Sev Maker Ompudi press / Sev Maker
  • bowls
  • Oven (OTG)
  • Parchment / Silpat Sheet

Ingredients
  

  • 1.25 cup Gram flour Besan / Kadalai Maavu / Kadale hittu
  • 1/4 cup Rice flour
  • 3/4 tsp Salt or to taste
  • 1 tsp Carrom Seeds Omam / Ajwain / Omkaalu
  • 1 tsp Chilly powder adjust spice
  • 4 TBSP Cooking Oil Any neutral oil

Instructions
 

  • Sieve together the flours and salt. Mix well. Add in the red chilly powder and mix again.
  • Meanwhile soak the ajwain seeds in warm water for 10 mins. Grind them with the soaked water and strain them well, Add this water to the flour
  • Heat the oil to smoking point and switch off the flame.Let it cool a bit , now add to the flour - ajwain mixture.
  • Very gently, using a spoon if required (as the oil is hot), mix the ingredients well. Add 1 TBSP of additional water , at a time, and make into a stiff dough. I used about 1/4 cup of water more. This totally depends on the quality of the besan and rice flours
  • Pinch a large roundel into your Omapodi maker (Ompodi press aka Naazhi) with the requisite mould (as shown in the pictures here) and squeeze out the sev onto prepared baking sheets.
  • Let them air dry for 6-8 mins.
  • Meanwhile preheat your oven to 165/170 Deg C.
  • Bake them for 8-10 mins / batch and watch them carefully. Besan burns very fast, so you might need a couple of batches to confirm which temperature works best for your oven.
  • Cool them on wire racks or on a large plate once done. break them gently and store in an airtight container

Notes

Tips and tricks to make the best Baked Sev
  1. Use fresh flour always, Sieve them 2-3 times mandatorily
  2. Air dry them once you squeeze them on the baking sheet., if you bake them immediately, they will burn and then turn soft
  3. Use Oil / spice / salt as indicated in the recipe
  4. Oven time / airfryer time varies from gadget to gadget. Make a small test batch and see the temperature and bake time required
  5. You can also add crushed black pepper / turmeric to the dough, but I didn't add.
Keyword Baked Omapodi, Baked Omapudi, Baked Sev, Baked snacks, How to make Baked sev, No fry snack, Tea time snack
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