Thattai

Thattai is a traditional South Indian deep fried snack, made of rice flour. It is mainly prepared for festivals like Krishna Jayanthi and Diwali. Apart from rice flour, urad dal flour, chana dal, sesame seeds, asafoetida and curry leaves are added for flavor.

This crispy snack is really addictive and you can’t just stop eating it! Making thattai is really easy, the only difficult part I would say is flattening the thattai, which is bit time consuming. The thinner we flatten, the crispier the thattai. These thattai are a great snack with a cup of tea. Now let’s see how to make them.

Thattai

Deep fried snack made of rice flour, urad dal flour, chana dal and spices
Servings 18 – 20
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 cup rice flour
  • 2 tbsp urad dal flour
  • ½ tsp asafoetida / hing
  • ½ tsp red chilly powder
  • 1 tbsp channa dal / kadalai paruppu
  • 1 tsp sesame seeds
  • 1 sprig curry leaves chopped
  • 15 gram / 1 tbsp butter softened
  • Salt to taste
  • Water as required
  • Oil for deep frying

Instructions

  • Wash and soak channa dal for 1 hour or until it is soft. Drain the water and set aside.
  • In a large bowl, mix rice flour, urad dal flour, asafoetida, red chilly powder, sesame seeds, curry leaves, chana dal and salt.
  • Add the butter and mix with hands into the flour until well incorporated. Add warm water little by little to form a stiff and smooth dough. Cover and set aside for 5 minutes.
  • Heat oil for deep frying. Meanwhile divide the dough into gooseberry-sized equal balls and keep them covered.
  • Take two zip-lock or milk covers and lightly grease one side with oil. Take one ball and place on the first cover and place another cover on top of it.
  • Press with a flat-bottomed vessel like davara or steel glass. Then flatten using fingers as thin as possible. Prick with a fork to prevent puffing.
  • When oil is hot, carefully take the thattai and slide into the oil. Cook on low-medium heat until the thattai becomes golden and crisp and the bubbles cease.
  • Remove and drain on a tissue paper. Once cool, store in an airtight container.

Notes

  • To make urad dal flour, roast urad dal until nice aroma comes. Cool and grind to a fine powder. Sieve it atleast 3-4 times.
  • The consistency of dough should be like poori/chapathi dough. It should not be sticky.
  • Flatten the thattai as thin as possible. You can also flatten them using your fingers, instead of pressing with flat-bottomed vessel.
  • Lightly grease the ziplock covers everytime to avoid sticking.
  • The oil should be hot when you drop the thattai. After dropping, it should be cooked in medium-low flame, otherwise the middle part will not be cooked. 
Course: Snack
Cuisine: Indian

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  1. Love those crispy Thattai to munch at any time. Perfectly made.

  2. Looks crispy and crunchy snack….,.. Love it!!

  3. This is so tempting me to reach out and grab one! Fantastic!

  4. so addictive snack..done to the perfection

  5. beautifully crisp ones,yummy!!

  6. Wow, it looks beautiful 🙂 A great recipe too follow indeed

  7. Super crispy and dangerously addictive thattais..

  8. Perfectly made thattai.. looks very crispy and delicious.

  9. wow great pics. thattai looks delicious and perfect.

  10. My favourite snack..

  11. Wow thattai has come out so perfectly and crispy…

  12. Thataai looks yummy…these look very similar to Punjabi matthi we make…

  13. Crispy and crunchy thattai – perfect..

  14. It looks perfect crunchy and munchy

  15. It looks perfect crunchy and munchy

  16. Perfectly made thattai, looks very crispy and delicious. Nice pics!!

  17. ur speciailty s u make anything to the perfection..

  18. wow.. looks crispy…

  19. Always pick these up from the south indian snack shop. You made them perfect

  20. Crunchy and delicious thattais, I also add some peanuts to this..

  21. crunchy and crispy snacks

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