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Last Updated on August 29, 2021

Thattai recipe a crispy snack made for Indian festivals like Gokulashtami, Diwali etc. It is made with rice flour, urad dal flour and gram flour as main ingredients. Thattai is found in many snack shops and bakeries too.

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Thattai recipe with step by step pictures and video.Thattai or thattai muruku or thattu vadai called by many names is  a crispy and flavourful snack  made for many festivals in South India.

This is my favorite and love to munch it anytime.I wanted to have some savoury snack recipes in this space for the festival season. And my first try is this thattai/ thattai murukku(thattu vadai) as I found it easy. This is the second time I’m trying thattai and I should say I’m totally satisfied with the outcome.

Table of Contents
1 About Thattai Recipe
2 Ingredients
3 Variations
4 Thattai recipe
5 Thattai Recipe(step by step method)
6 FAQs
7 Expert Tips

About Thattai Recipe

Thattai is a crispy crunchy deep fried snack, little time consuming as it requires individual handwork for each thattai. But thinking of the final outcome it is worth the effort I would say. There are many variations to this thattai like pepper thattai, peanut thattai but this is a simple basic recipe for thattai.

Ingredients

  • Rice flour : You caneither use homemade idiyappam flour or storebought ones.Make sure its fine.
  • Urad dal flour : I used homemade urad dal flour sieved well and used it.
  • Fried gram dal flour : This is chutney dal powder. No need to roast it just grind to a fine powder, sieve it and use it.
  • Butter: Make sure to use butter at room temperature.

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Variations

  • You can skip urad dal flour and replace it with 1 tbsp fried gram dal flour itself but urad dal flour gives nice flavour to the thattai.
  • Instead of red chilli powder you can add red chilli flakes too.
  • You can also add 1 tbsp roasted peanuts as in shops.
  • You can even add grated coconut.

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Thattai recipe

Thattai recipe a crispy snack made for Indian festivals like Gokulashtami,Diwali etc.
Prep Time30 mins
Cook Time30 mins
Servings22 thattais
AuthorSharmilee J

Ingredients

To mix:

  • 1 cup rice flour roasted,sieved
  • 1 tbsp urad dal flour roasted,sieved
  • 2 tbsp fried gram dal flour Just grind it to a fine powder, sieve and add it
  • 1/2 - 3/4 tbsp channa dal
  • 1/2 tsp sesame seeds
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
  • a pinch hing
  • 1 tbsp curry leaves finely chopped
  • salt to taste

Others:

  • water as needed
  • oil to deep fry

Instructions

  • Soak channa dal in water till immersing level for 10-15 mins.
  • To a mixing bowl add all the ingredients listed under 'To mix'.
  • Mix this well first.
  • Then add water little by little.
  • Mix well to gather to form a dough.
  • Gather to form a smooth soft dough.
  • Pinch small portion, make small balls and set aside.
  • Repeat to finish.
  • Now start pressing.I used butter paper, you can use ziplock cover too.Grease the butter paper with oil - place 2 balls,slightly press it.
  • Fold the sheet to have the butter paper on top also.
  • Then using a flat bottomed bowl press it gently, do not overdo.
  • It will be slightly thick.
  • Then press it slightly with your fingers to make it thin evenly.
  • Prick with fork to avoid puffing.
  • Repeat to finish and get the thattais done.Slightly tilt the butter paper, slide and remove it.
  • Heat oil - add 3-4 thattais at a time.
  • Flip over and fry until golden on both sides.
  • Remove and drain.Repeat to finish.Crispy perfect thattais ready!

Video

Notes

  • Cook only in low medium flame and adjust it while frying.
  • I took the shortroute for pressing and it sure was less time consuming also you could get perfect round shapes.
  • Make sure you press them thinner - the more thinner the more crispier your thattais will be.
  • Chop curry leaves finely so that it doesn't interrupt while pressing.
  • Make the dough a little loose else while pressing there will be more cracks.
  • Keep the dough covered if it takes time and the dough will become dry.
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Thattai Recipe(step by step method)

1.Soak channa dal in water till immersing level for 10-15 mins. Set aside.thattai recipe soak chana dalPin

2.To a mixing bowl add all the ingredients listed under ‘To mix’.thattai recipe add ingredientsPin

3.Mix this well first.thattai recipe mix it wellPin

4.Then add water little by little.thattai recipe add water little by littlePin

5.Mix well to gather to form a dough.
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6.Gather to form a smooth soft dough.thattai recipe gather to a doughPin

7.Pinch small portion, make small balls and set aside.pinch small portion make a ballPin

8.Repeat to finish.make small ballsPin

9.Now start pressing.I used butter paper, you can use ziplock cover too.Grease the butter paper with oil – place 2 balls,slightly press it.press slightlyPin

10.Fold the sheet to have the butter paper on top also.fold the sheetPin

11.Then using a flat bottomed bowl press it gently, do not overdo.press using a flat bottomed bowlPin

12.It will be slightly thick.slightly thick discsPin

13.Then press it slightly with your fingers to make it thin evenly.press to make it evenly thinPin

14.Prick with fork to avoid puffing.prick with forkPin

15.Repeat to finish and get the thattais done.Slightly tilt the butter paper, slide and remove it.repeat to finishPin

16.Heat oil – add 3-4 thattais at a time.add to hot oilPin

17.Flip over and fry until golden on both sides.flip over and fryPin

18.Remove and drain.Repeat to finish.Crispy perfect thattais ready!fry until golden brownPin

FAQs

1.What is Thattai?

Thattai is a South Indian deep fried snack made using rice flour, urad dal flour, gram flour as main ingredients.The name must have derived from how it looks I guess as it looks like flat discs.

2.Why is my thattai not crispy?

  • If the thattais are not pressed thin and even then it will not be crisp.
  • Also frying the thattais while the oil is perfectly preheated is the key, eles it will become soggy.

3.Why my thattai breaks while pressing?

  • If the dough is too dry and has no enough moisture then while pressing the sides crack a lot.
  • If the dough is too dry sprinkle little water, mix well then start pressing again.

4.Why is my thattai soggy and oily?

  • If the pressed dough is not even especially in the middle then after frying it may turn soggy and not crisp.
  • If you fry the thattais in low flame or even before the oil is not heated properly then the thattai will turn soggy and oily.So the oil temperature is very important while deep frying thattai.

5.What are the types of flours used?

  • I used homemade rice flour(idiyappam flour) and urad dal flour – check ingredients list for link for recipes.
  • Sieved and roasted flour is must.Grind fried gram dal flour , sieve it before adding.

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Expert Tips

  • Cook only in low medium flame and adjust it while frying.
  • I took the shortroute for pressing and it sure was less time consuming also you could get perfect round shapes.
  • Make sure you press them thinner – the more thinner the more crispier your thattais will be.
  • Chop curry leaves finely so that it doesn’t interrupt while pressing.
  • Make the dough a little loose else while pressing there will be more cracks.
  • Keep the dough covered if it takes time and the dough will become dry.

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Reader Interactions

Comments

  10. Raji says

    Loving your diwali special posts Sharmi…the thattai's look so crisp and yum..step by step pics are always so helpful. Nice presentation.

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  26. Manju says

    i love love love this snack..just got a bunchful tha tmy aunt made, when my parents came here..im still saving those up!! yours look so very nice and crispy, just how thattai should be!

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  27. Fahad Khan says

    I wish I could push my hand into the laptop screen to reach out for these Thattais!Look nice,I am sure that they taste even better!:-) Actually wondering if the word Murukku has anything to do with rice/urad dhal flour?Read another recipe yesterday,it was called benne murukku..

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  36. Geetha says

    Thankyou very much for the detailed instructions. I followed your recipe to the dot and made thattai for diwali for the first time and it make out very well. My husband loved it. Keep up the good work. It inspires me to try new recipes.

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  38. Sharmilee! :) says

    @Shameema : I guess it might be because of the thick thattais or the butter must not have been evenly distributed…..the thin ones will always be crispier and light. Hope this helps!

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  42. pinky says

    Thanks for the clarification! Got the recipe right but had some difficulties to shape. My mom said that i should have used ready-made idiyapam flour instead using dry rice flour.

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  45. Anu A says

    Hi sharmilee.. Thanks for posting this recipe. The thattais came out awesome.. I was not able to roll it out with a rolling pin(don't know why??). They were sticking to the greased plastic sheet so i flattened it in the inside of my palm. Thanks again :))

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  48. Bhavani Anantharamakrishnan says

    Hi,

    I am a big fan your website. This recipe is really nice. Just to add a tip. After making the balls to make thattai, if you press it with stainless steel bowl (grease it with oil) with flat bottom, it will
    make the job more easy and thattai will come out very thin.

    Keep up the good work.

    Thanks.

    Reply

  60. Chella KS Nathan says

    hi sharmi 🙂 i made thattai for the first time using ure recipe. It came out very well and i am very happy. Thank you so much for the steps and it was really wonderful to see the outcome 🙂

    Reply

  69. roshini says

    hi, prepared boondi laddoo and thattai as per ur recipe.thanks a ton . perfect recipes. I cut a Ziploc bag and oiled it well . placed a small ball of the dough inside the Ziploc and pressed it. it came super thin .

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  71. venkat says

    My thatai s came out pathetically
    I followed all ur instructions
    They got browned even in low flame before evn getting crisp
    Felt very bad
    The dough was also of the right consistency oly

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  72. Unknown says

    Hi. I tried this today to prepare for Diwali and I followed the recipe measurements and process exactly as u indicated. The thattais were fantastic. I made them really thin so they are perfectly crisp!! Thank u very much! I've made my Diwali a happy one!

    Reply

  74. Raji says

    Hi I tried this today but it turned dark immediately.looks too bad.I have kept the remaining dough in refrigerator.wat can be fine and wat might be the reason for dark

    Reply

  76. nafeesa says

    Hi i tried many recipes earlier for making thattai.
    None turned out well.But your recipe was simply superb. I tried today and it was very crispy.Thank you.

    Reply

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