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45 min — 25 min prep, 20 min cooking.

Kara Sevai / Lemon Sevai (Tamil Savory Vermicelli)

Name: Kara Sevai / Lemon Sevai (Tamil Savory Vermicelli)
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: Tamil Nadu Indian
Ingredients: 2tbsp Coriander Leaves; 3piece green chillies; 0.5tsp Turmeric Powder; 2tsp Coconut Oil (Cold Pressed); salt; 2tsp Lemon; 2tsp Sunflower Oil; 0.5cup Fresh Coconut; 2cup semiya; 0.5tsp sugar; 2tbsp boiled peanuts; 0.5tsp Mustard Seeds (Black); Curry Leaves; 0.5tsp Asafoetida; 1tbsp Chana Dal; 1tbsp white urad dal

Kara Sevai (Lemon Sevai) is a Tamil savory vermicelli — pre-cooked semiya tossed with mustard, urad dal, chana dal, dry red chili, asafoetida, curry leaves, coconut, green chili, peanuts, turmeric tempering in coconut/sesame oil. Brightened with lemon. Light Tamil Brahmin breakfast/tiffin, served with curd or coconut chutney.

Time 45 min · Serves 5 · 247 kcal · South India / Tamil Nadu, Tamil Nadu

Ingredients

Main

Coriander Leaves — 2 tbsp (chopped)
green chillies — 3 piece (chopped)
Turmeric Powder — 0.5 tsp (ground)
Coconut Oil (Cold Pressed) — 2 tsp (whole)
salt (optional) (whole)
Lemon — 2 tsp (chopped)
Sunflower Oil — 2 tsp (whole)
Fresh Coconut — 0.5 cup (whole)
semiya — 2 cup (ground)
sugar — 0.5 tsp (whole)
boiled peanuts — 2 tbsp (whole)

Tempering

Mustard Seeds (Black) — 0.5 tsp (whole)
Curry Leaves (optional) (ground)
Asafoetida — 0.5 tsp (ground)
Chana Dal — 1 tbsp (whole)
white urad dal — 1 tbsp (whole)

Method

To begin making the Kara Sevai, firstly make a coarse paste of coconut, green chillies & mustard in a grinder.
Do not add water while grinding.Heat oil in a wok/ kadai & temper it with the ingredients that are listed under ‘to temper’ table.When the dal & peanuts turns golden brown, add in the turmeric powder & asafoetida.
Saute this for a second & add in the ground paste.Roughly saute them & add in the sevai, salt & sugar.
Let them cook them in low flame for 2 mins.When done, add in coconut oil, coconut, lemon juice & coriander leaves.
Mix everything properly and serve hot.Pack Kara Sevai along with Burani Raita or Tomato Onion Cucumber raita for your Lunch box.

Common questions

How many calories in one plate of Kara Sevai / Lemon Sevai (Tamil Savory Vermicelli)?: 247 kcal per plate.
How much cooking time?: 45 min — 25 min prep, 20 min cooking.

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