SHEV RASSA BHAJI

The recipe of spicy gravy with sev is called as Shev Bhaji in Marathi. When I make shev bhaji at my place I have to make extra chapattis. Many people are used to make this bhaji with readymade shev  but I like to make the shev at the same time which tastes awesome. I always make this shev bhaji in iron kadhai which gives a very nice colour to the gravy.  It’s spicy but feast for the spicy food fans. Shev Bhaji or Shev Rassa Bhaji is made in different ways in each part of Maharashtra.

If you travel in Maharashtra by road  you can find a nice spicy shev bhaji on roadside dhabas. If you want to make Dhaba style shev bhaji just increase the amount of oil, red chilli powder and garam masasla.

In Kandesh this spicy recipe is called as Shevachi Lal Bhaji. The curry masala is prepared with dry coconut, onion, garam masala and coriander powder. At my place I used to add the kala masala which is made for yearly purpose. You can use kolhapuri garam masala which is comparartively very hot as compare to kala masala or garam masala.

  To make shev bhaji healthy and tasty I have shared some tips at the end in Note section.

INGREDIENTS:

 For making shev:

1 Cup Besan Flour [gram flour]

1 teaspoon garlic paste

1 teaspoon Red Chilli Powder

¼ teaspoon Turmeric Powder

1 teaspoon Coriander Powder

Salt to taste

For the gravy:

2 tablespoon Coconut-Onion Paste

1 teaspoon Ginger-Garlic Paste

½ teaspoon Cumin Seeds

2 teaspoon Red Chilli Powder

¼ teaspoon Turmeric Powder

2 teaspoon Coriander Powder

2 teaspoon Kala Masala [garam masala]

Salt to taste

3- 4 Cups of Water

METHOD:

For making  shev dough:

STEP 1 – Add all ingredients for the shev and make a smooth dough. Keep this dough aside.

For making the gravy /rassa:

 STEP 1- Heat oil in pan and add cumin seeds to it.

STEP 2 – Then add fine paste of onion-coconut, ginger-garlic to it. Add a little salt and sauté it for a while. Saute it until oil start separating from masala.

STEP3 – Add red chilli powder and other spices and sauté the masala nicely.

STEP 4 – Now add water in the masala to make the rassa for shev bhaji. [add water in sufficient amount as the shev in the rassa will soak a lot of water.

STEP 5 – Let it boil on low flames for 4-5 minutes. Check the spices and adjust them if required.

STEP 6 – Now Put the gram flour dough in the shev maker and make the shev directly in boiling rassa.[I am used to make the shev like this. You can make this way or in shev maker.]

STEP 7 – Let  the shev cook in the rassa/ gravy for 2-3 minutes or till the shev are cooked completely.

Add fresh chopped coriander and serve the shev bhaji hot.

    Serve the shev bhaji with chapatti , bhakri or rice. Enjoy cooking and eating .....

NOTES: If using readymade shev then add less amount of oil for the gravy.

              If using readymade shev then add them at the time of serving, otherwise shev becomes very soft.

             If using readymade shev for the bhaji you can remove the oil from the shev first and then use them in rassa. Just add the shev in water for few seconds and then remove them and add to the rassa. By this method, we can remove extra oil in shev [in water]. This tip is for those who are diet concious.