Thattai is a south Indian deep-fried snack made with rice flour and commonly prepared during Janmashtami or Sri Krishna Jayanthi festival. This preparation has salted and sweet versions. It is known as "Nippattu" in Karnataka and "Chekkalu" in Andhra Pradesh/Telangana.
Ingredients
4 cups rice flour
1/2 cup roasted urad dal powder
2 tsp red chilli powder
3 sprigs finely chopped curry leaves
1 tsp hing/ asafoetida powder
2 tblsp roasted gram/ daliya dal/ putani
3 tblsp peanuts crushed(optional)
2 tblsp butter
Salt to taste
Oil for frying
Procedure
In a bowl take all the ingredients no 1-9, mix well, add water and make a soft dough
Grease one plastic sheet, make small balls from the dough
Put the balls on a plastic sheet and flatten them with your palm first
Then press it with your fingers till it becomes thin
Do this for the remaining dough
Fry the prepared thattai in oil on a medium flame till they become crisp and brown
Put them on tissue paper, store them in an airtight container once it comes to room temperature.
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