Sweet Sevai

Ingredients

• • Par boiled rice - 3 cups
• • Rice (raw) - 1 tablespoon
• • Salt - 2 ½ teaspoons
• • Sugar (powdered) - as required
• • Ghee - 1 tablespoon
• • Cashew nuts - 1 teaspoon
• • Cardamom powder - 1 teaspoon

Method

• 1. Soak rice in lukewarm water for 1½ to 2 hours.
• 2. Grind to a smooth paste (Batter should be of medium consistency), add salt towards the end.
• 3. Pour the batter into idli mould and steam for 5 minutes.
• 4. Remove the idli-like shapes from the idli mould and put it into a sevai maker and press it into noodle-like strands.
• 5. When all the batter is used up in the same manner, allow the prepared white sevai to cool down.
• 6. Spread it on a broad plate and separate them carefully with oiled hands.
• 7. When basic white sevai is made, and it is still warm sprinkle powdered sugar as per taste on top of it.
• 8. Mix well after few minutes.
• 9. Heat ghee, fry cashew nuts, add prepared sevai along with cardamom powder.
• 10. Stir for a minute or two and serve.