Home Made SEVAI

 Sevai is a type of rice noodle. It is very famous in South India, particularly Tamil Nadu.

 I always prepare to make this Sevai right from scratch.  The actual making process is energy consuming, but worth to make from scratch. Once it is made a basic Sevai can be made into lemon, coconut, and sweet Sevai. This sevai is made out of other food grains like ragi, wheat etc.

Ingredients:

Parboiled rice – 4 cups

Salt – to taste

Coconut oil – 4 tbsp 

Method:

• Soak the rice in water for 8 hours or overnight.
• Grind to a very smooth, thick batter (like Idli batter) . Once the batter is ready, Mix salt and oil.
•  Grease the idle holder or pan well and fill each of them with 3/4th full of batter.
• Steam cook idlis on medium flame for about 10 minutes or until done.
• Use a butter knife to remove the idlis.
• Turn the heat down to a simmer and carefully remove one Idli plate from the stand. 
• Scrape the "Idli" into the hollow cylinder of the sevai press.
• Bring the top cylinder down over it and turn the handle (much easier to do if another person holds the legs of the press steady. The pressure forces the noodles out of the tiny holes in the hollow cylinder. Use up the remaining dough in the same manner. There it is - sevai ready for transformation into various flavored avatars!



SEVAI PRESS





HOMEMADE SEVAI