Sieve the besan .

Add carom seeds , chilly powder , baking powder , asafoetida and salt .

Mix well .

Add oil and mix , once the oil is mixed knead the dough with water .

We are looking for a medium soft dough . A little softer than chapati dough.

Cover and let rest for 10 minutes .

Place the oil to heat .

In the meantime grease the Sev press machine and attach the medium sized mesh to it .

Take a nice chunk of dough and puut it into the sev press machine .

Heat oil in a deep pan and press and squeeze the machines lever . The sev will flow , rotate the machine in a circular motion over the pan to make sev .

When the sev come on the surface of oil , flip the sev and cook the other side till golden .

Drain the sev on a paper napkin to absorb the excess oil.

Roughly crush the sev to make small pieces.

Store in a air tight container when it cools down completely.