Sev

Ingredients	Quantity
Bengal gram flour	500gms
Oil to mix	20ml
Soda bicarbonate	2 pinches
Chilli powder	1 tsp
Water	590ml
Salt	to taste
Asafoetida (optional)	5gmsd
Oil to fry	125ml

Rub in oil in to the flour. Add all ingredients and make a stiff dough. Press through a stiff mould into hot oil. Fry till crisp. Stir lightly with end of a spoon as it hardens to prevent sev forming into lumps. Remove. Drain and put into airtight tins or bottles.