Thattai

Thattai is a popular snack in tamilnadu. I don’t know about other states. Crispy thattai’s are great snack with a cup of tea. Try it you gonna love it.

Ingredients
Rice flour 2 cups
Channa dal (Kadalai paruppu) – 1/2 cup
Gram flour (Kadalai mavu) -1/2 cup
Chick peas flour/ Pottu kadalai mavu – 1/2 cup
Red chilly powder – 1/2 tsp or red chilly – 4 (if using red chilly grind it )
Cumin seeds- 2 tsps
Black sesame seeds – 1 tsp
Curry Leaves- few (Crushed)
Melted butter or vegetable oil – 2 tsps
Salt

Method

1. Soak the channa dal (Kadalai paruppu) in water for 30minutes. Drain the water and keep aside.
2. Mix rice flour, gram flour, chick peas flour, chilly powder, cumin seeds, sesame seeds, curry leaves and salt. Add the soaked channa dal to the mixture .
3. Add water little by little and make the dough as murukku dough. Make small lime size balls and flatten each balls as thin as possible.
4. Deep fry until it is brown and crispy. Store it in a airtight container and enjoy with tea.
5. (I added little orange food color, but that is optional)

Note: (to flatten the balls, if you can able do it with your hands, else use a ziplog bag. Cut two opposite closed edges . Place the dough on one side and cover it with other side and roll it into a thin layer. Apply little oil so that it won’t stick.)

Murukku

Murukku is one of the popular South Indian snack. Here is a simple method to make crispy murukkus. There are different kinds of murukku. This one is rice murukku. Enjoy this with a cup of tea or coffee , great evening snack.

Ingredients:
Rice flour – 2 cups
Pottu Kadalai / Fried gram dal – 1/2 cup
Sesame seeds- 1 tbsp
Cumin seeds- 1 tbsp
Melted Butter – 1 tbsp or vegetable oil – 1 tbsp
Asafoetida a pinch
Red Chilly flakes – 1 tsp or Chilly powder – 1/2 tsp
Salt

Method

1. Smoothly powder the fried gram dal.
2. In a mixing bowl mix all the ingredients together by adding enough water. (not so loose ,the dough should be little thick to get perfect crispy murukkus)
3. Stuff the dough in the murukku press and press it into spirals on a paper towel or on a plastic sheet.
4. Heat enough oil to deep fry, once it is hot carefully drop the murukku into the oil and deep fry both sides until crisp. Drain on a paper towel , cool and store in a air tight container. You can keep this for weeks.