Senagapindi Karapusa

Sev recipe is the South Indian snack recipe which is called as Omapodi in Tamil and Karapusa in Telugu.  The senagapindi Karapusa is mostly used in many of the street foods.  Chaat without karapusa does not have that crunchy feel while crushing made in different variations.  The Senagapindi Karapusa is a very common snack in Andhra Pradesh which is very easy to prepare and quickly.  The karapusa is prepared using besan and some rice flour. The Senagapindi karapusa tastes excellent when taken over a cup of hot tea or can be garnished over home made chaat.  Let us now see how to make the Senagapindi karapusa.


Ingredients required :

• 1 cup of rice flour
• 1 1/4 cup of Besan ( senaga pindi )
• 1/4 tsp red chilli powder  (optional)
• 1/2 tsp powdered vaamu/ajwain (optional)
• Salt for taste
• 1 tbsp of hot ghee or oil
• Oil for deep frying

Method of making sengapindi karapusa :

• Put together rice flour, gram flour, salt, hot ghee or oil, chilli powder  and ajwain and combine well. 
• Now add water slowly  little by little to make a soft dough, just soft enough that it is pressed through easily with the janthikalu/chakali press. Test the dough for salt before deep-frying.
• Heat a wide heavy bottomed vessel with enough oil for deep frying. Take the janthikalu gottam aka murukku press and use the disc with smallest holes. 
• Fill half of the press with the dough and once the oil is hot, reduce to medium flame and using circular motion, press the jantikalu gottam to make concentric layers of the sev dough. 
• As you press the dough into the hot oil, you will find the oil froths up in bubbles which will eventually subside as the sev turns to a golden shade. Remember the frying has to be done on medium flame to achieve that golden color and crispness.
• When the sev turns a golden color, turn over to the other side and let it also cook to a golden brown. Use a slotted ladle to remove onto an absorbent paper and cool. Repeat the same process till the rest of the dough is done. Cool completely before storing in an air tight metallic container.

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