Kara Thattai Recipe with step by step pictures. This recipe is a South Indian snack traditionally made during Krishna Jeyanthy and Diwali. This can be prepared well within 15 minutes.
Kara Thattai Recipe
Thattai is one snack which i was planning to make for quite a while, since krishna jayathy is around the corner i thought it is the perfect time to share it. So i made it today and here is the recipe.
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Ingredients for Kara Thattai Recipe
- Rice Flour - 1 cup (HOMEMADE)
- Urad Dal Flour - 2 tbsp (HOMEMADE)
- Roasted Gram Dal / Pori Kadalai - ⅓ cup powdered
- Chana Dal / Kadalai paruppu - 1 tbsp
- Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi - ¼ tsp
- Chilli Powder - 2 tsp
- Garlic - 1 tbsp grated finely
- Curry Leaves - 10 to 12 leaves torn
- Salt to taste
- Oil - 1 tbsp + for deep frying
- Water - ¼ cup to ½ cup
This is a version which my mom gave me and it worked like a charm. It turned out crispy and flavorful. Loved it..
Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you..
How to Make Kara Thattai
- Take rice flour in a dry pan and roast it little, Remove to a bowl.
- Take urad dal flour in the same pan and roast it little. Remove to the same bowl.
- Add in salt, powdered gram dal,chilli powder, grated garlic,soaked chana dal, curry leaves, asafoetida and water to make a smooth dough.
- Heat oil for deep frying. Once the oil is hot, the 1 tbsp of oil and add it to the dough.
- Divide it into 10 equal balls. Spread a plastic sheet, place a ball in the center, cover with plastic wrap and press the top with another flat bowl.
- Prick the top with fork, drop in hot oil and fry for 30 sec or so, now reduce the heat and cook on low heat for a min or so till it gets crispy.
- Drain it and cool it down completely.
- Store it in air tight container and set aside.
- This keeps well for more than 10 days.
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Kara Thattai Recipe
Kara Thattai Recipe with step by step pictures. This recipe is a South Indian snack traditionally made during Krishna Jeyanthy and Diwali. This can be prepared well within 15 minutes.
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Servings: 10 Thattai
Calories: 60kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup Rice Flour HOMEMADE
- 2 tbsp Urad Dal Flour HOMEMADE
- ⅓ cup powdered Roasted Gram Dal / Pori Kadalai
- 1 tbsp Chana Dal / Kadalai paruppu
- ¼ tsp Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi
- 2 tsp Chilli Powder
- 1 tbsp grated finely Garlic
- 10 to 12 leaves torn Curry Leaves
- Salt to taste
- 1 tbsp + for deep frying Oil
- ¼ cup to ½ cup Water
Instructions
- Take rice flour in a dry pan and roast it little, Remove to a bowl.
- Take urad dal flour in the same pan and roast it little. Remove to the same bowl.
- Add in salt, powdered gram dal,chilli powder, grated garlic,soaked chana dal, curry leaves, asafoetida and water to make a smooth dough.
- Heat oil for deep frying. Once the oil is hot, the 1 tbsp of oil and add it to the dough.
- Divide it into 10 equal balls. Spread a plastic sheet, place a ball in the center, cover with plastic wrap and press the top with another flat bowl.
- Prick the top with fork, drop in hot oil and fry for 30 sec or so, now reduce the heat and cook on low heat for a min or so till it gets crispy.
- Drain it and cool it down completely.
- Store it in air tight container and set aside.
- This keeps well for more than 10 days.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 60kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 0.3g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 7mg | Potassium: 20mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 0.05g | Vitamin A: 119IU | Vitamin C: 0.003mg | Calcium: 3mg | Iron: 0.1mg
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Kara Thattai Recipe Step by Step
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| Take all your ingredients |
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| Soak Chana dal in water |
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| In a dry pan, add in rice flour |
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| roast it little |
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| remove to a bowl |
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| in the same pan add in urad dal flour |
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| roast it lighty |
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| take it in the same bowl |
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| add in roasted gram dal powder also known as pori kadalai or dalia |
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| add it in |
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| salt |
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| add in chilli powder |
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| asafoetida |
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| add in grated garlic |
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| and some curry leaves |
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| add in soaked chana dal |
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| mix well |
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| slowly add in water |
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| mix well |
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| add a tblspn of hot oil |
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| mix well |
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| take a small portion |
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| roll it into smooth ball |
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| i shaped all the balls |
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| take a plastic sheet, i used my oil cover, place the ball in the center |
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| cover it up |
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| press the top using a bowl |
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| like this |
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| prick top with fork |
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| remove it carefully |
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| drop in hot oil |
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| let it fry on high for few mins |
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| Drain and cool down, then serve |
Meera Gopinath
I make this lovely snack without garlic . Eat it with hot tea 😀
Anonymous
can we use store bou8 rice flour??
Aarthi
@Anonymousyes u can use
Suganya Palaninathan
really love ur recipes.. you are a great inspiration to try out new dishes 🙂