baked sev recipe | baked sev for chaats, snacks (2024)

Baked Sev Video

बेक्ड सेव रेसिपी | बेक्ड सेव ड्राय स्नैक्स | हेल्दी स्नैक्स - हिन्दी में पढ़ें (Baked Sev in Hindi)

Dough for besan sev

1. To prepare the dough ofbaked sev recipe | baked sev for chaats, snacks | healthy baked sev |place a sieve on a deep bowl.
   
2. Place the besan aka gram flour and pass it through the sieve.
   
3. Add turmeric powder and hing.
   
4. Add lemon juice. It helps in providing crispiness to our baked sev.
   
5. Add powdered sugar to balance the flavour since we have added lemon juice.
   
6. Add oil. This provides a crumbly texture to the besan sev. This being a healthy recipe we are relying on less quantity of fat in the form of oil. Normally the addition of a generous amount of fat (moyen) helps in making crispy sev.
   
7. Add salt to taste. To perk up the flavor, to make it spicy, you can add a little red chilli powder and black pepper powder.
   
8. Combine all the ingredients and mix well to form a dough by adding water gradually. Add approx. 2 tbsp of water.
   
9. Knead into a semi-soft dough. While kneading the dough if you feel that the dough is too sticky, grease your hands with little oil and continue kneading. This will prevent the dough from sticking to your hands.
   

How to make baked sev

1. To prepare healthy baked sev, shape the dough into a cylindrical roll. Before adding the dough in sev press taste for seasoning and adjust the flavors as per your preference.
2. Take a sevai machine, fit the mold with very thin holes so the sev bakes faster and is crisper.
3. Grease the “sev press" mold with little oil. Fill the dough into the “sev press”.
   
4. Press it properly and cover it with the lid.
   
5. Press out thin strands onto a greased baking tray. If the dough is too firm, it will break while forming the sev. In that case, take the dough out of the chakli press, add a tablespoon of water at a time and knead again.
   
6. Bake in a pre-heated oven at 200°C (400°F) for 8 to 10 minutes or tillbaked sev | baked sev for chaats, snacks | healthy baked sev |turns light brown in colour. If your baking tray is small, make this recipe in 2 batches. Remove from the oven and cool completely. Settings for each oven is different so you may require more or less time, start checking the oven once you see little browning.
   
7. Break thebaked sev | baked sev for chaats, snacks | healthy baked sev |into pieces between your palms.
   
8. Cool thebaked sevand store in an air-tight container.
   

Frequently Asked Questions

1. Q. The strings stick together and where they overlap, they are impossible to separate so I had a clump of sev?

   While pressing the sev press, make sure you put in a single row. Allow to bake completely, light brown. The colour is very important here.

tips for baked sev

1. Baked sevis rich inFolic Acid,Phosphorus,Fiber,Protein,Magnesium.Serving size for an individual is4 tablespoons of baked sev as a snack.
   1. Folic Acid(Vitamin B9):Folic acidis an essential vitamin required throughout pregnancy.Folic acid rich Indian foods (kabuli chana, chana dal, yellow moong dal, urad dal, tooval dal, til ) 20% of RDA.
   2. Phosphorus:Phosphorusworks closely with calcium to build bones. 16% of RDA.
   3. Fiber:Dietary fiberreduce the risk of heart disease, prevent the spike in blood sugar levels and hence super for diabetics. Consume more fruits, vegetables, moong, oats, matki, whole grains.16% of RDA.
   4. Protein:Proteinis required for the managing the wear and tear of all cells of the body.Haveprotein rich Indian foodslike paneer, curd, Greek yoghurt, tofu, almonds, sprouts, chana, rajma, chick peas, quinoa, buckwheat ). 12% of RDA.
   5. Magnesium:Magnesiumis required for formation of bones and teeth. It helps in the metabolism of calcium and potassium.% of RDA.magnesium rich Indian foodslike leafy vegetables (palak, broccoli, kale), pulses ( rajma, chawli, moong ), nuts (walnuts, almonds) , cereals ( jowar, bajra, whole wheat flour, dalia).12 % of RDA.

benefits of besan

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