Karapusa Recipe

Karapusa Recipe – Homemade Sev

Karapusa recipe is a very common snack. Quick and easy to prepare at home. This besan sev recipe is a great tea-time eat. Sanna karapusa recipe Andhra with besan and rice flour.

Karapusa – Crispy & Crunchy Snack:

Karapusa is the South Indian sev which is made using a chakri maker called chakrala giddelu in Telugu.

A very yummy pastime snack, karapusa a.k.a sev (Omapodi) is mostly used in most of the street foods. Chaat without sev doesn’t have that crunchy feel while crushing made in different variations this karapusa.

Karapusa Recipe – Tingle your Taste Buds:

You can make different variations of karapusa as per your taste buds. Some like spicy … non-spicy while others like to have thinner aka sanna karapusa (సన్నకారప్పూస in Andhra and Telangana)… slightly thick sev variation. Whatever may be the variation, karapusa aka sev is the most preferred homemade chaat aka snack.

Karapusa is pastime snack. An evening tea tastes great after munching on a few karapusa. Kids love this karapusa for their crunchy taste and would like to munch any time.

step by step karapusa or besan sev recipe:

karapusa telugu sev recipe

Karapusa Recipe – Andhra Savory Tea Time Snack

Recipe Type: Snack
Cuisine: Indian
Author: Cherie
Prep time: 10 mins
Cook time: 20 mins
Total time: 30 mins
Serves: 6

Ingredients:

  • Besan – 1 cup
  • Rice flour – 1 cup
  • Carom seeds – 1 tbsp
  • Butter or ghee – ¼ cup
  • Red chilli powder – 1 tbsp
  • Salt as per taste
  • Water as needed
  • Oil for deep frying

Instructions:

  • Sieve besan and rice flour together in a mixing bowl. Add salt, carom seeds, red chilli powder, and butter to it and mix well.
  • Slowly add some water and mix it to make a thick dough.
  • Keep aside for 10 minutes.
  • Place a thick bottomed pan on the flame and add oil to it.
  • Take a sev maker (also known by the names Murukku press or Janthikalu gottam or chakrala giddelu or chatram) and stuff it with the dough. Slowly press the karapusa into the hot oil and fry till golden brown.
  • Take on to a kitchen towel to blot the extra oil.
  • Store in an airtight jar after cooling.

Notes

* As we are using carom seeds, use the sev maker that has holes which allows the carom seeds to pass through it.

** Choosing the proper sev maker aka karapusa

* As we are using carom seeds, use the sev maker that has holes which allows the carom seeds to pass through it.

** Choosing the proper sev maker aka karapusa maker is important. Otherwise, it becomes havoc making karapusa.

Karapusa Recipe

Sanna Karapusa Recipe - How to Make Sev (Omapodi)

Cherie
Sev (Karapusa) is savory tea time snack.
5 from 2 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Snack
Cuisine andhra, Indian
Servings 6
Calories 200 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup Besan
  • 1 cup Rice flour 
  • 1 tbsp Carom seeds
  • 1/4 cup Butter or ghee
  • 1 tbsp Red chilli powder
  • Salt as per taste
  • Water as needed
  • Oil for deep frying

Instructions
 

  • Sieve besan and rice flour together in a mixing bowl. Add salt, carom seeds, red chilli powder, and butter to it and mix well.
  • Slowly add some water and mix it to make a thick dough.
  • Keep aside for 10 minutes.
  • Place a thick bottomed pan on the flame and add oil to it.
  • Take a sev maker and stuff it with the dough. Slowly press the karapusa into the hot oil and fry till golden brown.
  • Take on to a kitchen towel to blot the extra oil.
  • Store in an airtight jar after cooling.

Notes

* As we are using carom seeds, use the sev maker that has holes which allows the carom seeds to pass through it.
** Choosing the proper sev maker aka karapusa maker is important. Otherwise it becomes a havoc making karapusa.
Keyword andhra special, evening snack, omapudi recipe, sev recipe, teatime snack

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1 thought on “Karapusa Recipe – Homemade Sev”

  1. 5 stars
    I love cooking repertoire, testing them out with my family and approved. As always, I would love to see how these simple and easy recipes take shape in your kitchens.

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