THATAI

NEEDED:
boiled rice - 2 cups
plain rice - 1 cup
butter - 1 tbsp (approx)
salt
channa dal/ kadalai paupu - 1-2 tbsp ( soak for 1 hr)
chilly powder
hing
urad dal -  roast to light brown & then finely  powder  it
curry leaves

METHOD

• soak both the rice together  for 1 hr.
• then grind in a grinder till smooth paste adding water as req.
• then spread this rice paste in a clean towel .( this is to remove excess water)
• then transfer it to a bowl.
• add chilli powder ,  salt , asfoetida , urad dal powder and  butter to the  rice flour AND  knead well.
•  then add chopped curry leaves, channa dal ( drain the water and  add the dal) and knead the dough again .
• add water if req to make a soft dough.
•  Make sure to cover the dough after every use. Rice flour can get dry.I have used a Wet Kitchen towel to keep the dough moist.
• Heat oil in a large pan in low to medium flame. In the mean while , I used a milk cover for the plastic surface for making the round thatai shape. Before we begin the process , remember to oil the plastic surface and palm of our hands.
•  Take a small ball and pat it flat as thin as possibe on the surface of the cover with ur palm. Make holes using  a tooth pick at equidistant points around the thatai..
• Check if the oil is heated in the meanwhile by dropping piece of the dough and if it comes up by touching the bottom immediately , mean its ready for frying. Remember oil should not fume at any point of time.
• Carefully drop the thatai into the oil from the plastic surface by transferring it to your oiled hands and then to the oil . Turn it a couple of times with a spatula... . Once the thatai turns a little darker than light brown color , drain them onto a vessel/ eversilver bowl with holes. .
• Repeat the process with the rest of the dough.. I added 5 thatai's at a time for frying .

NOTE:
FOR 8 CUP RICE ----------- 1 CUP URAD DAL POWDER.