Mixture

Ingredients

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For Sev and bhoondi

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1. Besan/Kadalamavu - 21/2 cup
2. Red Chilli Powder - 2 tsp
3. Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
4. Asafoetida Powder/Hing - 1/2 tsp
5. Salt  - 1 tsp
6. Water - As Required to make dough

Other Ingredients

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• Peanuts -1/2 cup
• Roasted split Chana Dal  (Pottukadala) - 1/4 cup
• Dried Red Chilli - 3
• Fresh Curry Leaves - 4 spring
• Red Chilli Powder - 1 tsp
• Asafoetida Powder/Hing - 1/4 tsp
• Salt  - To Taste
• Oil - For Frying

Method

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1. Mix ingredients numbered 1 to 5 well. Take half cup of the mixed powder and  keep aside
2. In the remaining 2 cup of the dry ingredient mixture add enough water so as to make a smooth  tight dough. This is for making the sev of mixture.
3. In the remaining 1/2 cup add enough water and make a loose paste. This is for making boondi
4. In an idiyappam maker/String hopper , fill the dough.
5. In a heated wok/Kadai add enough oil.
6. Rotate the sev maker and and drop the sev into hot oil.
7. When one side is  light brown flip the other side and fry ( 2 mins). Drain and keep aside.
8. Repeat the same procedure in 4 - 5 batches until all the sev is fried.
9. In the same oil, pour the besan paste for boondhi through a perforated spatula and fry the boondis. Drain and keep aside
10. In the remaining oil , fry the peanuts, roasted chana dal, curry leaves and dried red chilli one by one. Drain well and keep separate.
11. Take a large bowl.Break the sev to small pieces.
12. Add fried boondis, roasted peanuts, curry leaves, red chilli, roasted chana dal, chilli powder,salt and hing and mix  well. You can increase or decrease the quantity of powders to your taste.
13. When cooled store well in an airtight containers.