Butter Sev: 15-Min Diwali Recipe

Chef Roopa Nabar has the recipe for a crunchy, melt-in-the-mouth Diwali essential that adds extra spice to your festive snacking.

Ingredients

• ¼ cup butter
• 1½ or 2 cups besan or chickpea/gram flour
• ¼ cup oil + extra for greasing the press

Ingredients, continued

• Salt to taste, about 1 tsp
• ½ tsp hing or asafetida powder
• ½ tsp haldi or turmeric powder

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• 1 tsp finely ground jeera or cumin powder
• 1 tsp finely ground brown dhania or coriander powder
• Water

Method

• Grease a chakli press with sev attachment with oil.
• Preheat an air fryer to 180°C for 5 to 10 minutes.

Method, continued

• In a bowl combine the besan, salt, asafetida, turmeric, cumin, coriander.
  Melt the butter and add to the mixture with a little water, and knead into stiff dough.

Method, continued

• Fill the greased chakli press with the dough and press thin sev coils onto a lightly oiled silicon tray.
  Brush the sev with oil and air fry at 220°C for 2 minutes.

Method, continued

• Flip, brush again with oil, reduce to 180°C, and air fry for another 3 minutes.
  Cool and store in an airtight container; Serve 2-3.

Recipe: Kind courtesy TTK Prestige