Sev

If Indore is the street food capital of India, Sev is Indore’s favorite snack.

Indorians cannot do without Sev. It can be had as an evening snack, or as a combo with pori (there is a hindi name for this that I cannot recall now), or sprinkled on poha (in fact sprinkled on anything edible) and there is even a Sev paratha (born of a Punjabi-Indori wedlock). But what takes the cake is the Sev tamatar sabji – may not sound very tempting but very tasty may I add. In fact I prepared it the last time I went home.

Now that we have established that Sev is important for just about any food preparation, comes the next confusion – which variety. Ratlami Sev, Ujjaini Sev, Lehsun Sev, Hing Sev, Palak Sev,…..there are literally scores of varieties!

Whichever variety you choose and in whatever mode you consume it, Sev is the king of Indorian street food - period.