Sewiyan aloo/Seyun Patata recipe
Usually vermicelli is cooked to make kheer,however,this dish with fried potatoes has a fan-following of its own.
Servings: 4
Equipment
- frying pan for seviyan
- Air fryer for low oil patata if you do not want to fry them as in traditional method.
Ingredients
For sweet vermicelli/ seyun
- 150 gm seviya or vermicelli
- 3 tbsp. ghee/oil for vegan
- 2 teaspoon elaichi/cardamom
- 2 cup water
- ¼ cup sugar
For Garnish
- 4-5 Almonds blanched and peeled (Optional)
- 3-4 Pistachios crushed Optional
For patata/ Sindhi style crispy potatoes
- 2 medium potatoes chopped
Spices
- ¼ tsp. turmeric powder
- ½ tsp. red chili powder
- ½ tsp. coriander powder
- 1 tsp. cumin powder
- ½ tsp. amchur/ dried mango powder
- Salt as per taste
Instructions
For sewiyan/seyun
- Heat ghee in a pan and roast seviyan for couple of minutes. You can also heat roasted seviyan for this in 1 tablespoon of ghee.
- Add cardamom powder and mix well until its nice and brown.
- Add water to it and stir well.
- Now, add sugar and stir it well.
- Cover the pan. Let it simmer on a low flame until sugar is dissolved and seviyan is light and soft.
- Keep it aside. Serve warm after garnishing with sliced almonds and cashews as per your choice. Serve with fried potatoes in a plate.
For air fryer patata/aloo
- Soak chopped potatoes in water for 30 mins.
- Drain the water and place it in air fryer basket.
- Air fry at 190 degree C for 12-13 mins.
- Spray oil or brush 1 teaspoon oil and air fry for 8-10 mins.
- Mix all the spices in a bowl.
- Sprinkle this on air fried patata in a bowl. Serve hot with sweet seviyan.
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Notes
Seyun patata can be made with oil if you want to make it vegan, else tempering with ghee works.