World best Mouth-watering Street Food of Surat : Surti Sev Khaman recipe

Sev Khaman is popular Gujarati Snacks from Surat area. Sev Khaman is traditionally made from Dhokla and also known as Amiri Khaman. Seasoning adds classic tastes in Sev Khaman. This gram lentils snack is juicy, sweet and tangy. Normally, Sev Khaman is quick breakfast recipe but can match with regular Gujarati dish or as evening snacks also.

Surti Sev Khaman recipe - How to make Surti Sev Khaman

Ingredients:

1 lb chana dal (split Bengal gram)
4 tbsp olive oil
1 small piece ginger (adrak)
5 to 10 green chillies
3 cloves of garlic (lehsun)
3 tbsp sugar
1 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
a pinch of asafoetida (hing)
salt to taste
coriander (dhania) leaves (garnishing)
100 gms Sev

Method :

Soak the chana dal for 3-4 hours in warm water.
Drain the water and grind the chana dal coarse. make sure that the dal is not crushed very fine. add water if needed while grinding.
Grind chillies, garlic, ginger and keep it aside.
Heat oil in the non-stick pan, add cumin seeds, when sizzle add pinch of asafetida stir 2-3 seconds.
Add grinded chana dal to the oil. sauté it on low-medium heat until the oil starts separating. (if dal is too dry you can add more oil while sauting)
Add chilly ginger garlic paste to the pan and sauté it for 3-4 minutes until the flavor of raw garlic is subtle.
Add salt, sugar and lemon juice per taste. mix well. take it off the heat and add sev
Garnish with choped coriander/celentro leaves.
Serve hot, sprinkle fine thin sev when serving. (sev gets soggy if you let it sit for a while)

Refrence from:
http://www.desigujju.com