Karasev and Blog Awards

The weather is getting colder day by day,especially this week is very cold here and we both wanted to munch something spicy and crunchy.For the spicy and crunchy cravings I made Karasev and it disappeared in two days.

Karasev is a traditional spicy snack with the flavor of cumin seeds and black pepper and originally the dough is rubbed on a perforated ladle to get the shape.Since I don't have the special ladle,used the murukku maker and squeezed the dough in to the hot oil.I got the recipe from Mrs. Mallika Badrinath's cook book and here goes the recipe.....

Ingredients

Ingredient	Quantity
Kadalamaavu/besan/gram flour	21/2 cups
Rice flour	1 cup
Red chilly powder	1/2 tsp
Cumin Seeds	1.5 tsp
Black Pepper(coarsely ground)	1 tbs
Butter/ghee	4 tbs
Turmeric powder(optional)	1/2 tsp
Cooking soda	2 pinch(optional)
Oil	for frying
Salt	to taste

Method

                       Rub the butter and cooking soda together in a wide mouth bowl or plate till frothy.Now add the gram flour,rice flour,cumin,pepper and salt.

Mix it well till everything gets blend properly and crumbly.Divide it to four equal portions,take each portion in a plate and sprinkle water to make a soft dough just before frying.Fill the murukku maker with the prepared dough.

Squeeze it in the hot oil  for two layers and fry it in a medium flame till it gets crispy.Drain it on a paper towel.

Store it in an air tight container,once its cool down completely.

Enjoy................

• A tsp of fresh garlic paste can be added for extra flavor.
• The karasev will be in the crunchier side for the given measurement,for softer sev reduce the rice flour to 1/2 cup.
• Make the dough for each round which gives a perfect and crunchy karasev.
• For easy squeezing the dough should be soft and carom seeds can also be added.

Now coming to the award,I have received the following awards from by blogger buddies.I am so happy and excited to share the moments with all of you.I am posting this bit late due to my busy household work and guests,parties in the week end.

I am so much thankful  for the following bloggers who honoured me with the wonderful awards.

The amazing bloggers Julie of Erivum Puliyum and Teena Mary of Teenz Yummy Delight shared the following award with me.

I like the share the award with my the following bloggers and kindly request to pass the award to your friends....

Kaveri of Palakkad Samayal
Vardhini of Zesty Palate
Shoba Shyam of Good Food
Mahi of Mahi's Kitchen
Prathiba of Cook-ezee
Uma of Uma's Kitchen Experiments
Divya of Divya's Recipe
Raji of Vegetarian tastebud
Shanthi of Shanthi Krishnakumar's Cook Book

The talented blogger who makes innovative and interesting recipes,Christy Gerald of Bon Appetite,shared the versatile blogger award with me.

Passing the award to
Reva of Karasaaram
Tina of Kaipuniyam
Reshmi Mahesh of Easy cook
Sangeetha of Spicy Treats
Nisha of Spusht Blogspot
Krithi of Kirth'is Kitchen


Shoba Shyam of Good Food,Manjoo of My space,My taste,My world,Faseela, wonderful bloggers passed the Fabulous Blog award with me.

Sharing the award with the following bloggers
Alpana of Smart Snacks
Vani of Recipes World
Swathi of Zesty South Indian Kitchen
Valarmathi Sanjeev of Simple and Yummy Recipes
Sushma of Authentic Food Delights
Sangeetha of Spicy Treats

Please accept this award and pass it to your blogger friends.