Ingredients

• 4 cups - Rice flour
• 1/4 cup - Urad dhal flour
• 3/4 cup - Roasted gram flour (Pootukadalai), roasted and ground to a powder
• 2 tbsp (Optional) - Coconut scraped
• 2 tbsp - Channa dal
• 2 tsp - Red chilli powder
• 2 tbsp - Butter
• 1 tbsp - White sesame seeds
• Water
• Salt to taste
• Oil for Deep Frying
• 1/4 tsp - Asafoetida
• Curry leaves - a few.

How to Make Thattai Crispy Snacks

• Soak the channa dal for 1/2 an hour.
• Mix the rice flour, urad dhal flour and the roasted gram flour.
• Drain the water from the soaked channa dal.
• Now add the channa dal to the flour.
• Add the curry leaves, salt, butter, red chilli powder, sesame seeds and coconut (if using).
• Knead into a firm dough.
• Grease a zip lock cover with oil.
• Take a lemon sized portion of the dough and flatten it with your hands.
• Now heat oil in a kadai.
• Drop the thattai into oil and fry on both sides until brown.
• Let it cool.
• Store in an air tight container.
• Serve with tea.
• Recipe courtesy: Jeyashri's Kitchen