Preparing 'Sev' — A Ramadan speciality

Published July 17, 2013
A worker dries vermicelli, a specialty eaten during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. — Reuters Photo
A worker dries vermicelli, a specialty eaten during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. — Reuters Photo
Indian workers prepare 'sev' (vermicelli) at a cottage industry area in Ahmedabad. — AFP Photo
Indian workers prepare 'sev' (vermicelli) at a cottage industry area in Ahmedabad. — AFP Photo
A worker arranges trays filled with vermicelli, a specialty eaten during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. — Reuters Photo
A worker arranges trays filled with vermicelli, a specialty eaten during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. — Reuters Photo
A worker takes a rest near trays filled with vermicelli, a specialty eaten during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. — Reuters Photo
A worker takes a rest near trays filled with vermicelli, a specialty eaten during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. — Reuters Photo
Indian owner, Vipulbhai  inspects 'sev' (vermicelli) hung out to dry at a cottage industry area in Ahmedabad. — AFP Photo
Indian owner, Vipulbhai inspects 'sev' (vermicelli) hung out to dry at a cottage industry area in Ahmedabad. — AFP Photo
A man carries dried vermicelli, a specialty eaten during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, to be dried in a makeshift oven at a factory in Rawalpindi. — Reuters Photo
A man carries dried vermicelli, a specialty eaten during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, to be dried in a makeshift oven at a factory in Rawalpindi. — Reuters Photo
Indian owner, Vipulbhai inspects roasted 'sev' (vermicelli) at a cottage industry area in Ahmedabad. — AFP Photo
Indian owner, Vipulbhai inspects roasted 'sev' (vermicelli) at a cottage industry area in Ahmedabad. — AFP Photo
Men prepare vermicelli, a specialty eaten during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. — Reuters Photo
Men prepare vermicelli, a specialty eaten during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. — Reuters Photo
A men prepares vermicelli, a specialty eaten during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. — Reuters Photo
A men prepares vermicelli, a specialty eaten during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. — Reuters Photo
A man buys vermicelli, a specialty eaten during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, at a shop in Rawalpindi. — Reuters Photo
A man buys vermicelli, a specialty eaten during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, at a shop in Rawalpindi. — Reuters Photo

'Sev', which is prepared from wheat flour, maida and water, is in high demand during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, when Muslims are required to abstain from food, drink and sex from dawn until dusk.

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