Ingredients: * 1 cup Rice Flour (sifted) * 2 tbsp Urad Dal flour * 2 tbsp Bengal gram/Channa Dal/Kadalaparuppu * 1/4 cup freshly grated coconut * 1/2 tbsp white sesame seeds * 2 tbsp Ghee * salt to taste * 1/4 tsp asafoetida

Method: * Soak the Bengal gram in some water for an hour until soft. Then add all the ingredients together * Slowly add water, tablespoon by tablespoon to form it into a dough dont add too much water. You should get a tight dough * Take a plastic sheet. Grease it with little oil/ghee. Form a small ball from the dough and place it on the sheet grease your fingers and press the ball with your fingers to flatten it. * Press it thin. Its ok if the edges get frayed a little - you are not going to win any prizes for the best looking Thattai's! You sure will for the taste and anyways, before you even get a chance to admire them, they will be gone down your family's throats! They are that delicious :)

* Slowly turn it over your palm. The greased plastic will enable it to slip on your hands easily Drop it gently in hot oil * The oil will bubble and slowly the thattai's will come on the surface. * Turn them to cook evenly until golden yellow/ deep brown ( your preference) * Drop them on a paper towel to drain excess oil. * Now take one good look at them - after that it will be hard to get hold of them. Once cooled, store them in an air tight container. They keep well for days although the chance of them getting over is more.



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