Sev (food) facts for kids
Sev
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| Course | Snack |
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| Place of origin | India |
| Main ingredients | Chickpea flour |
| Variations | Ratlam sev, Indori sev, Ghatiya, Potato sev |
Sev is a super popular Indian snack. It's made of small, crunchy noodles. These noodles come from a paste of chickpea flour. They get their yummy flavor from spices like turmeric, cayenne pepper, and ajwain. After seasoning, they are deep-fried until crispy. Sev noodles can be thick or thin. You can find many ready-to-eat kinds of sev, including different flavors, in Indian stores.
Sev is great to eat all by itself as a quick snack. It's also a fantastic crunchy topping for other dishes. For example, it's often added to bhelpuri and sev puri. You can even make sev at home! Once made, it stays fresh for weeks if you keep it in an airtight container.
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Where Sev is Popular
Sev is a very popular snack all over India. It has many different versions depending on the region.
Sev in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
In places like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, sev is often used in chaat snacks. Chaat is a type of savory street food. Here, sev might be topped with sweetened boondi, which are small fried chickpea flour balls.
Sev in Madhya Pradesh
Sev is especially loved in the state of Madhya Pradesh. Cities like Indore, Ujjain, and Ratlam are famous for their sev. Many snacks in these cities use sev as a main ingredient. In Madhya Pradesh, sev is added to almost every chaat snack.
Ratlami Sev
One special type is ratlami sev. This kind is made with cloves and chickpea flour. It has a unique, spicy taste.
Different Kinds of Sev
You can find many types of sev sold in stores. Some popular ones include:
- Laung (clove) sev
- Tomato sev
- Palak (spinach) sev
- Plain sev
- Bhujia (another type of savory snack, sometimes similar to sev)
Mota Sev
Mota sev is a type of sev that is simply bigger in size. Mota means "thick" or "fat" in Hindi. So, these are thicker, crunchier noodles.
Sev Around the World
Sev is also popular outside India. In the United Kingdom, sev is often mixed with nuts, lentils, and other crunchy bits. This mix is commonly sold as 'Bombay mix'.
Images for kids
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Yellow bits of sev on sev puri
