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Besan Ke Namkeen Sev is a gluten-free ** fried snack generally made during Diwali celebrations in India. They are a favourite tea time munching snack and highly addictive.

Besan ke Namkeen Sev is a gluten free fried tea time snack generally made during Diwali celebrations in India. Highly addictive and goes well on chaats too.

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Depending on the thickness they can also be used for chaats and for garnishing on different breakfasts such as Poha, Upma etc.

What is Besan?

They are typically made using Besan aka Gram flour or Channa dal flour. Besan is a flour made by grounding channa dal. Raw or roasted gram beans can be used to make this flour. Ingredients made using Roasted gram flour is more flavourful but has a slightly bitter taste. It is always advisable to slightly roast it, cool it completely and then ground it. It increases the shelf life of the flour as channa dal tends to absorb moisture.

I know you must be thinking about why I am saying all this. The flour is easily available in the market, but to date, many do ground it. My mom does it in our home mill to date. Gram flour is one of the most popular gluten-free flour used in Indian cooking. A lot of recipes like Besan Pakodi, Vegan Chickpea Tomato Omelette, Instant Khaman Dhokla etc are made using this flour.


Today’s Recipe of Besan Ke Namkeen Sev

Needless to say, it is also used in different Diwali or festive snacks. So coming to today’s recipe of Namkeen Sev, this recipe we are using for ages and is again a recipe I learnt from my mom.

Thickness of Sev

The thickness of the sev can vary as required and also the spice level. However, we will require a Chakli press or a Sev Press to make this sev. It comes with a different size disc and the size of the sev can be adjusted depending on the disc used. The same recipe can be used for all the different sizes.

Besan ke Namkeen Sev is a gluten free fried tea time snack generally made during Diwali celebrations in India. Highly addictive and goes well on chaats too.

The recipe can easily be doubled or tripled. This Namkeen sev has a good shelf life as they are fried. It is best to store them in an airtight container when cooled completely.

Besan ke Namkeen Sev is a gluten free fried tea time snack generally made during Diwali celebrations in India. Highly addictive and goes well on chaats too.

I have shared this recipe a few years ago. Today I am just updating it with more pics and content. i.e. A little more about the flours, equipment used and the way the recipe can be used to make different types. I am sharing this with our group “Foodies_RedoingOldPost” where we would be updating our old posts with content or pics every 2 weeks.

So for the Eighth week of #Foodies_RedoingOldPost_8 (20-Sept-2019), I am updating my Besan ke Namkeen Sev recipe.


And this Diwali apart from making a few sweets from my collection of sweets for Diwali, I am going to make this typical Gujarati style Masala Farsi Puri and Pearl Millet and Almond Cookies from Mayuri’s Blog. Mayuri has a wonderful collection of traditional Gujarati recipes for Diwali. What are you going to make this Diwali? Comment below, or if you need more recipes, do let me know. I will try my best.


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Besan ke Namkeen Sev is a gluten free fried tea time snack generally made during Diwali celebrations in India. Highly addictive and goes well on chaats too.

So here goes the recipe for Besan ke Namkeen Sev :


Namkeen Sev in a jar and spread out on a parchment paper

Besan ke Namkeen Sev

Besan ke Namkeen Sev is a gluten free fried tea time snack generally made during Diwali celebrations in India. Highly addictive and goes well on chaats too.
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Course: Snacks
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: Besan, Gluten Free, Legumes / Beans / Pulses, Vegan
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Resting Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 25 minutes
Author: Renu Agrawal-Dongre

Equipment

  • Chakli Press / Sev Press

Ingredients

  • 500 gms Gram Flour Besan
  • 1.5 tbsp Oil
  • a pinch of baking soda (do not add more, optional if Besan is used less than quantity mentioned)
  • 1 tbsp Ajwain seeds (Carom seeds)
  • 1 tsp Red chilly powder (or as per taste)
  • 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
  • 1/2 tsp

    Gluten Free Asafoetida (Hing) **Please see Notes
  • Salt to taste
  • Room temperature water for kneading
  • Oil for frying.

Instructions

  • In a bowl sift in the Besan, baking soda, red chilly powder, turmeric powder and salt.
    500 gms Gram Flour, a pinch of baking soda, 1 tsp Red chilly powder, 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder, 1/2 tsp Gluten Free Asafoetida, Salt to taste
  • Lightly crush the Ajwain seeds in between your hand and add it to the mix.
    1 tbsp Ajwain seeds
  • Add 1.5 tbsp oil and give everything a quick mix.
    1.5 tbsp Oil
  • Add water and make a dough. The dough should not be stiff nor should be watery. Something similar to very very thick yogurt
    Room temperature water for kneading
  • Let the batter rest for at-least 30-40 minutes so that the besan absorbs water.
  • Heat oil in a kadai/Wok. Just fill the kadai with half oil. We need space for the oil/bubbles to come up.
    Oil for frying.
  • In the meantime grease the Chakli/Sev press and the disc with oil.
  • Add in the batter and close.
  • Once the oil is medium hot add a drop of besan. It should come up immediately. It means your oil is ready.
  • Now on medium stove, start making sev, by pressing it and moving it in circles from outside to inside of the wok.
  • You would be able to make some round mesh.
  • Do not overlap too much as the sev might get stick and not cook properly.
  • On Medium stove, let it cook on one side.
  • Once you see it floating upwards or the bubbles disapper, it is time to flip.
  • Flip an cook on the other side until golden brown.
  • Remove it in a strainer or on an absorbent paper.
  • Once cooled crush them with you hand and store them in an airtight container.
  • They stay fresh for at least 15-20 days.

Notes

  • The consistency of the batter is the key. No Runny and not very thick batter.
  • Fill the wok with oil only half, as the batter has baking soda, bubbles will form and the oil will come up for the first 2-3 mins.
  • Adding more amount of baking soda will produce more bubbles in the oil. So do not add more.
  • Cooking on slow is essential or else you would burn the sev.
  • Do not flip too early or you will break the sev.
  • ** Asafoetida (Hing) powder available in shops contains wheat and is not gluten-free. Gluten intolerant people can either skip completely or opt for Gluten Free Asafoetida (Hing)
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Baljinder Kaur

Tuesday 10th of November 2020

Hi Renu. Tried your recipe. I added fried peanuts and the combination is just awesome! It turned out very tasty.. thanks so much for sharing it with us.

Renu Agrawal Dongre

Tuesday 10th of November 2020

Thank you, glad you liked it. You added fried peanuts in sev dough? Just curious

sasmita

Thursday 3rd of October 2019

The besan sev looks so crisp and perfect for tea time snacks. You have made so perfectly Renu ! Although during DIWALI this is a common scenario of making, still I can enjoy anytime ;)

Renu Agrawal-Dongre

Friday 4th of October 2019

Thank You

Kalyani

Friday 27th of September 2019

If there was ONE snack I could be addicted - this is the ONE :) amma used to make jars of this for Diwali and just betn OCt/ Nov and Dec, I knew all the weight I put on was from munching on this crunchy snack... so nice to read that you mom makes the flour too from scratch, REnu !! wow..

Renu Agrawal-Dongre

Friday 27th of September 2019

Thank You

Poonam Bachhav

Friday 27th of September 2019

Besan Sev is a must at our place during Diwali. We love it in our chivda and also along with our evening tea. Yours looks perfctly done, crisp and crunchy !

Renu Agrawal-Dongre

Friday 27th of September 2019

Thank You

Mayuri Patel

Thursday 26th of September 2019

Your post has me got me thinking about Diwali. This time want to be prepared for it so started planning from now. Besan ke Namkeen sev is definitely on the list as we love it. My cue as to when the sev is ready is when it sops bubbling. Renu appreciate you suggesting my favourite Farsi puri and the cookies for Diwali.

Renu Agrawal-Dongre

Friday 27th of September 2019

Thank You