an underrated snacks

The famous Ratlami Sev is synonymous with Ratlam. This tasty snack was actually prepared around the 19th century quite by accident. The story is that the Mughals were passing through this region while on tour and suddenly felt the urge to eat sevaiyan (wheat vermicelli). As sevaiyan was prepared from wheat and wheat was unavailable in Ratlam at that time, the Mughals asked the Bhil, the tribals of this region to prepare sevaiyan with gram flour and lo! the delightful predecessor to Ratlami sev was born.   The gram flour sevaiyan was initially known as Bhildi sev and locals say this sev is unique to this town dating back at least 200 years and was commercially produced in the 1900s.  #pindleguide #guidebook #mytravelstory2