Saravle - Kokni Style Pasta (Tiny Rings)

Saravle..

While I was searching Web to check if there's anything written about this famous kokni pasta I came across these words, "a poetry worthy food" wow!! I mean that's so true! Though I dont know the ABCD of poetry but these tiny rings will make you fall in love by just looking at them and then when they melt in your mouth it's like heaven! Hahhaha.. anyway, saravle is no doubt one of the best foods I have ever eaten. I like both sweet and savoury versions equally.
Though you can always buy the prepare saravle that are sold locally and cook the way you want but you can also make your own saravlas at home which needs skills but not too difficult a task though. You just need to make a perfect dough, make thick vermicelli through the vermicelli sieve and then roll them on saravle sticks to make rings and and then let them dry in sunlight. Once hardened (takes just 2-3 hours) you can store them in air tight jars and containers. You can roast them a little before storage or roast them lightly before cooking to get that nice golden colour.

Though I have never made the saravle but I have got these methods to prepare saravle from some experts who sell them locally at very reasonable rates. There are three types, I was told;

1. Wheat flour saravle
2. White flour saravle
3. Semolina saravle

1. For wheat flour saravle just make a stiff dough using what flour, salt and water and leave it covered for 1-2 hours.

2. For maida saravle mix maida (white flour), salt and water. You can add semolina in 1:4 proportion. Leave the dough for at least 3 hours. The dough shouldn't be very soft.

3. For semolina saravle, soak semolina in water for over night then add salt and knead the dough. The water quantity should be half of that of the semolina quantity.

Preparation:
Make the balls out of dough and pass then through vermicelli press and then roll them on saravle sticks. (These wooden sticks are available in the markets of kokan and mumbai) remove the rings carefully from the sticks and spread on a flat thali and keep in sunlight for 2-3 hours. Your saravle is ready!

If the task sounds too hard go for pasta maker and get it done through the machine.

But again buying readymade saravle is the easiest option! 😜

Now go enjoy the Sweet and savoury recipes with these saravle.