Sev Khamani also known as Amiri Khaman or Gujarati Sev Khamani or Surti Sev Khaman is a tasty popular dish from Surat, Gujarat. Sev Khamani is a non-fried, delectable Gujarati snack made with Bengal gram (chana dal). It is soft and grainy in texture with a balanced flavours of spicy, sour and sweet from green chilli, lime juice and sugar. It is served with sev (fried gram flour vermicelli) and pomegranate that adds crunch to every bite of the dish.
Sev Khamani has 3 parts to the recipe- Firstly, khaman is prepared using spiced Bengal gram (chana dal) batter, then it is crumbled and tempered and finally topped with sev, coriander and fresh pomegranate. Sev is an essential part of this recipe. Without it, the dish is incomplete! Sev is a is a popular Indian snack made from chickpea flour and looks like thin crunchy vermicelli. Pomegranate adds a crunch and also taste delicious against the soft sweet khamani.
This dish is my children’s one of the favourite dishes. It is a perfect for breakfast or after school snack. It is a healthy non fried snack and full of protein.
