Topic started by kav (@ 63.67.147.1) on Tue Jul 1 20:31:58 .
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Does anyone know of the easiest way to make thattai (a deep fried snack)? I would like a recipe that involves no soaking or grinding. Preferably one that uses rice flour or something....

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• From: roopa (@ 12-217-12-242.client.mchsi.com) on: Fri Jul 11 16:48:39 EDT 2003
  
  can anyone tell me easiest way to make thattai.
  
  
• From: aarti (@ par-251-252.tru.com) on: Mon Jul 14 14:19:19 EDT 2003
  
  Hi,
  I came across this recipe, though I have not tried it yet. Hope you will find it useful.
  
  Karam Thattai
  
  
  Ingredients:
  
  
  Processed rice flour - 4 cups
  Roasted urad flour - 4 tsp (heaped)
  White butter - 100 gms
  Powdered salt - 5 tsp
  Bengal gram dhal - 3 tsp (level)
  Red gram dhal (Thuar dhal) - 3 tsp (level)
  Oil - to deep fry
  Asafoetida - a pinch
  Method:
  
  
  Soak bengal gram dhal and red gram dhal in water for ½ an hour.
  Mix all the dry ingredients in a bowl.
  Blend soft, fresh butter with this using finger tips so that it mixes evenly with the flour.
  Add soaked dhals and mix well.
  Divide flour into 4 or 5 parts.
  Sprinkle water to one portion and mix to a thick dough. (do not knead).
  Prepare lemon sized balls and pat it on top of a polythene sheet or wet cloth like a thin chappathi.
  Deep fry in hot oil few at a time till crisp and golden brown colour.
  After deep frying, keep on top of absorbent paper till it attains room temperature.
  Store in air-tight and dry container.
  Regards,
  Aarti
  
  
• From: kav (@ 63.67.147.1) on: Tue Jul 29 16:16:08 EDT 2003
  
  this a recipe that i came across... it's a common snack in andhra pradesh. requires no grinding or soaking.
  
  CHEKKALU
  Rice flour: 2 cups
  Water: 2 cups
  Bengal gram (chana dal): 4 tbsp
  Ground nuts, coarsely crushed: 3 tbsp
  Chilli powder: 1/2 tsp
  Jeera: 1 tsp
  curry leaves a few
  Salt to taste
  Oil to fry
  
  Method:
  Mix all the ingredients into dough adding enough water. Make sure that the dough is neither too hard, not too soft. Make small balls. Place each ball between the folds of a cellophane paper and press it flat. Deep fry until crisp.
  
  

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