Thattai is one of the snacks which always gets vanished in a day,no matter in how large quantity it is made. Prepared it twice last week, and nothing is left for today, even days before diwali :).
Ingredients
1 cup rice flour
1/4 cup powdered roasted gram (pottukadalai maavu)
4 tbsp ghee
2 tsp(jeera+black pepper) powdered
1 1/4 tbsp white sesame seeds
Salt(per taste)
1 tsp hot oil
Oil(or deep frying)
1 fistful of yellow split moong dhal (paasi paruppu)
Water(as needed)
Method
1.Soak the moong dhal for 30 minutes in water.Add it to rice flour, roasted gram flour, ghee, jeera-pepper powder,salt, enough water and the tsp of hot oil and bring it to a soft pliable dough.
2.Pinch out a small marble size ball and place it on a clean cotton cloth and press it flat using the index finger and ring finger.The sides flatten easily using the index finger. Grease the fingers(using nonstick cooking spray or dip it in oil) just before flattening each ball( greasing needed when you cannot flatten it properly).
3.Make a big batch of these.Usin a fork poke everywhere on the flattened uncooked thattais( Thanks to YOUTUBE :) for the tip) and allow it to dry. They flip easily from the cloth once they are dried.
4.In a pan, heat oil and fry these thattais in batches until the sizzling sound stops in the oil. Transfer it to a colander lined with a paper cloth. Allow it to cool and store in an airtight container.
Making rice flour
Soak the raw rice for one hour. Allow it to drain and powder into fine powder and then sieve.Fry this flour in a pan in on low flame for few minutes.
Allow it to cool and store it in airtight container.
Notes
- Sieve the powdered roasted gram before using.
- I have prepared it both ways using store bought and homemade rice flour. Both taste really good, still homemade rice flour, the winner :)
- The ball can be flattened in a plastic sheet . But the cotton cloth method is the one which works fine for me.
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