Sevai
Sign in to saveSevai (), also called shavige, semiya, (), saemia () and santhakai (), is a type of rice vermicelli dish popular in India. While typically made from rice, varieties made from other food grains like wheat, ragi, and others can also be found.
Key facts
- Prepared food.name
- Sevai
- Prepared food.image
- Punjabi Sawian (Punjabi Vermicelli).JPG
- Prepared food.image_size
- 250px
- Prepared food.alternate_name
- Shavige
- Prepared food.country
- India
- Prepared food.type
- Rice noodle/rice vermicelli
- Prepared food.main_ingredient
- Rice
- Prepared food.variations
- Santhakai
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- History
- Preparation
- Ingredients
- ''Sevai'' versus ''idiyappam''
- See also
- References
Sevai (), also called shavige, semiya, (), saemia () and santhakai (), is a type of rice vermicelli dish popular in India. While typically made from rice, varieties made from other food grains like wheat, ragi, and others can also be found.
==History== According to food historian K. T. Achaya, references in the Sangam literature mentions sevai and idiyappam around 1st century CE. Lokopakara (1025 CE) a cookbook in Kannada also mentions method of making sevai and a mold-presser used for it.
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