THATTAI (VERY POPULAR SOUTH INDIAN SNACKS)

South Indian snacks are very popular in whole India. The verity of snacks items are made with rice here since rice takes major part of diet here. I love Murukku, Thattai, and Athirasam but before wedding I didn?t know how to make these. After wedding I started learning all these from my MIL and I am still learning. Recently got chance to learn from her how to make Thattai and it came out very well. Here is what my MIL has thought me:-





THATTAI



Preparation time: 15 minutes (Approximately)



Cooking time-45 minutes-1 hours (Approximately)



Makes-50 medium size numbers of Thattai



INGREDIENTS



Rice Flour-2 cups



Black Gram (Urad Dal) Flour-4 tabs



Grated Coconut-6 tabs



Toor Dal or Gram Dal-4-6 tabs (Soaked in water before one hour)



Sesame Seeds-2 tabs



Coconut Oil-2 tabs



Unsalted Butter-2 tabs



Crushed Pepper Corn-4 tabs



Red Chilli Powder- 2 tsp or as you required



Salt- to taste



Asafoetida powder- 1 tsp



Curry leaves-few



Oil- for deep frying



Method



? Take a mixing bowl.



? Put rice flour, black gram flour and salt. Mix well.



? Now add grated coconut, soaked dal, sesame seeds. Butter, crushed pepper corn, red chilli powder, curry leaves and asafoetida powder.



? Mix all this well.



? By sprinkling some water to flour, make soft dough from it but it should not be watery.



? Now heat a pan and put oil in this for deep frying.



? Take a thin cleaned cloth or plastic paper.



? Wipe your fingers with a drop of coconut oil.



? Take a small lemon size ball of prepared dough.



? Keep this on the one side of edge of cloth or plastic paper and closed it with other side of edge.



? Now press this by your hand or a wide base vessel to make small circle.



? Fry this in hot oil in medium heat till it is cooked well.



? Remove on kitchen tissues for excess oil.



? Cool and store in air tight container.







MY TIPS



? For making black gram dal flour take 5-6 tabs of whole or split dal and dry roast in a pan and make fine powder in mixer.



? I have used pepper and red chilli powder for this you can use any of these as you like.