Spicy Maida Thattai

Spicy Maida Thattai is a very delicious and crunchy snack. This makes an ideal accompaniment with tea or coffee!!

It’ll crumble and break away in the oil, if the oil is not fuming hot. You can reduce heat if needed, when the thattais are changed in color.

Ingredients

Maida/All Purpose Flour – 2 cups

Rice Four – ½ cup

Cumin Seeds – ½ tsp

Butter – 3 tsp

Sesame Seeds – 2 tsp

Soaked Channa Dal – 2 tsp

Salt to taste

Hing – ¼ tsp

Chilli Powder – 2 tsp

Oil for deep fry

Method

In a bowl, add maida flour, hing, salt, cumin seeds, rice flour, sesame seeds, soaked channa dal, chilli powder and butter the make it as soft dough.

Cover this dough using plastic cover or wet cotton cloth. Let it be for another 30 minutes.

Now make small lemon shaped balls. Flatten one by one by pressing the ball between the palm of one hand, and the mount under the thumb of the other hand.

Heat oil n a pan, then deep fry until gets brown color in both sides.

Use paper towel to remove excess oil. Let it cool and store in an air tight jar after it cools down. 

Serve with hot tea/coffee.