Thattai - A Savory Snack For Deepavali

I wanted to share a Diwali savory snack with you very quickly. So no yada-yada this time. Just a quickie thattai recipe that came out real well, even for a newbie like me.

What I Used:

Rice flour - 4 cups
Urad dal - 1/2 cup, ground to fine powder
Chana dal - 2 tbsp (I didn't use them since didn't have any)
Butter - 1/3 cup
Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
Sesame seeds (ellu) - 2 tbsp
Curry leaves - a few, each cut into two
Salt - to taste
Water - about 1. 5 cups
Oil - for deep frying

How I Made It:

1. Mix all the ingredients and make a thick dough adding very little water at a time.

2. Divide and shape into marble-sized balls. Normally, the store bought ones are bigger but I made them small so that I can use less oil while frying.

3. Dampen fingers and gently the flatten the dough on a plastic sheet (I cut up the plastic bag in which I got the urad dal), to get a uniform disc of about 0.5cm thickness.

4. Prick the discs lightly with a fork (to prevent puffing up) and deep fry till golden brown.

Tastes awesome with some hot tea on Diwali, while chatting around the family coffee table with family :)

This can be stored in an air tight container for upto a week.

This goes to JFI - Festival Treats this month hosted by Srivalli.