Cuisine Style: South India | Preparation & Cooking Time: 20 minutes | To Serve: 2 | Take with: Curd rice, tea, coffee | Type: Easy diwali snacks or crisps

Ingredients

• Rice flour - 1.5 cups
• Maida - 3 tbsp
• Rava - 1 tbsp
• Peanuts - 1/4 cup [Half roasted]
• Chutney gram - 2 tbsp
• Roasted coconut - 1 tbsp
• Curry leaves - 2 springs
• Cumin seeds - 1 tbsp
• Bengal gram [Kadalai paruppu]– 1 tbsp
• Red chilli powder– 1 tsp
• Asafetida [Perungayam] - ¼ tsp
• White sesame seeds [Ellu]– 1 tbsp
• Hot oil -4 tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Oil for deep frying
• Water as needed

Preparation Method

• Wash & soak chana dal for 1 hour
• Dry roast urad dal till you get nice aroma then let it cool & grind to smooth powder.
• In a mixie jar, add peanuts, chutney gram, dry coconut, cumin, curry leaves, coarsely grind
• In a bowl add rice flour, urad dal flour, rava, maida, peanut mixture, asafetida, red chilli powder, sesame seeds, mix well.
• Add 4 tbsp hot oil, mix well
• Add Water, make soft dough [Dough should be soft & non sticky]
• Divide the dough into equal size balls.
• Place the ball on greased sheet, close it, then flatten into thin circles
• Prick holes using tooth pick
• Heat oil in a pan, drop it, deep fry till crisp on medium hot oil.
• Once its ready take it out & drain absorbent paper & let it cool then store in an airtight container

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How to make Kara thattai / spicy crispy nippattu-Step by step photos

Add half roasted peanuts

Add chutney gram

Add dry coconut, curry leaves, cumin seeds

Coarsely grind

Add 1.5 cup rice flour

Add 3 tbsp maida

Add 1 tbsp Rava

Add 1 tbsp Sesame seeds

Add 1/2 tsp Asafoetida

Add 1 tsp Red chilli powder

Add ground peanut mixture & salt

Mix well

Add 4 tbsp Hot oil, mix well

Mix well

slowly add water, make soft dough

Gradually add water

Dough ready

Cover with wet cotton cloth [ to avoid drying]

Divide the dough into equal size balls

Place ball in greased sheet

Flatten into thin circles

Perfect raw thattai ready

Prick holes to avoid drying

Non-sticky

Drop it in hot oil

Deep fry till crispy on medium flame

Now its ready, remove it from oil

No oil, perfect thattai ready

For easy perfect shaped thattai

Cut into cookie cutter for perfect shape

Perfectly ready

Prick holes

No -sticky

Perfect thattai

Deep fry 2nd batch

flip over, fry on medium flame

Now its ready, remvoe it from oil

Perfectly ready

Store in an airtight container, use within 1 month

Perfect karnataka style elladai