Thattai is a popular south Indian snack. You may call them crispy rice crackers. This is made with rice flour and a few spices. It is both vegan and gluten free. Thattai is a great snack to have on hand in your pantry.
This recipe will make 30 thattai
Ingredients:
- 1 cup rice flour
- 1 tablespoons sesame seeds, til
- 1 teaspoon chana dal
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon asafetida, hing
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1/2 teaspoon ginger paste
- 1 green chili finely chopped
- 1/3 cup of water
Also need oil to fry
Method
- Combine all the ingredients in a bowl, except water, rice flour, salt, asafetida, sesame seeds, chana dal, ginger, green chili, and oil mix it well. Add water as needed to make the firm dough.
- Divide the dough in about 30 equal parts.
- Take 2 plastic sheet, I am using zip lock bags this makes it easy to roll. Place one part of the dough between two bags and flatten it thin. Heat oil in a heavy frying pan on medium heat. Check the oil temperature by dropping a small piece of dough into the oil, if it sizzle and rises to the surface slowly, without changing the color, oil is ready for frying.
- Gently transfer the flattened dough into the oil. Do not over crowed the frying pan. Fry them until they are light golden brown both sides. This should take about four minutes.
- Take them out over paper towed to drain the excess oil.
- Repeat the same process for the rest of the dough.
- Thattai should be crisp. After it cools, store it in an air tight container.
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