Aloo Bhujia Sev

Aloo Bhujia is a savory dish that falls in the category of namkeen.  It is an easy and quick snack which you can try at home for this Diwali.

All Aloo Bhujia's have a distinct taste from one another, but the process used in making them is similar. The three major ingredients are gram flour, potatoes and spice powder.One important tool you will need to make this dish is the sev press.

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Cooking time: 30 minutes

Serves: 3-4 people

Recipe Courtesy - Smt Somayajula Gayatri Devi Sharma

Ingredients	Quantity
Potatoes (boiled and grated)	250 gms
Gram(Chana) flour	150 gms approximate
Asafoetida	1/8 tsp
Turmeric powder	1/2 tsp
Salt	to taste
For Spice powder
Pepper	1 1/2 tsp
Cinnamon stick	1 inch
Cloves	8-10

Method

Grind the spices to fine powder.

Sieve together dry ingredients like gram (chana) flour flour, asafoetida, turmeric powder, salt and spice powder and mix well. 

Add grated potato and make dough. No need to add water. Make the dough very tight or else it will absorb lot of oil.

Heat oil in a skillet. Grease sev press from inside using oil and then fill dough. When oil is hot press the sev directly into skillet. Once the sev feels little hard turn it and fry till the bubbles in oil is completely stopped. Don’t let the sev turn golden.

Drain and let it cool. Crush slightly. To make it taste like store bought, sprinkle chaat masala on the sev immediately.