Jantikalu or Sev

Jantikalu or Sev is a classic traditional savory snack prepared especially during festivals.A favorite recipe among many homes and students,which can be had as tea time snack .Sev can alo be used as topping for chaat items,garnishing curd,little effort goes in pressing the sev but it very easily done and very less ingredients go in making of it .The deep frying of sev has to be done on medium flame to ensure crispness in cooking. There are many variations in preparing it but this is the easiest one,so here goes the recipe of crunchy janthikalu or sev given by mom....

Ingredients:
1 cup besan ,senaga pindi
1 tbsp ajwain/vaamu
1 tsp red chilli pwd
salt to taste
oil for deep frying

Mix the besan or bengal gram flourajwain seeds,red chilly powder,salt well
Add water slowly till you get a soft dough.
Heat a kadai and put enough oil in it for deep frying.
Fill this dough into the press and press it out once the oil is hot by reducing the flame as you press the dought into the kadai u can see bubbles forming in it which geventually reduce after while and the u can turn the jantikalu .Fry them till they are golden colour and crisp.
Cook on both sides and drain to a kitchen towel.
Crush gently with hands before storing.
Cool completely before storing in an air tight or metallic container.