Masala Thattai -Crispy and spicy evening snack from Tamilnadu

Name: Masala Thattai -Crispy and spicy evening snack from Tamilnadu
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup rice flour; 1 tbsp Roasted chana; 2 tbsp Chana dal(soaked in water for an hour); 1 tsp Salt; 1/2 tsp Cumin; 1/2 tsp Red chilli powder; 1 tsp Black pepper corn; 4 Garlic pods; 1 tbsp Roasted chana; 2 tbsp hot oil for moin; Mustard oil for frying

Kalpana Rai @cook_26263526

Ghaziabad

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Masala thattai is a popular evening snack of Tamilnadu.It is a deep fried crispy snack made with rice flour, chana dal and some spices.It is commonly made on the festivals

Kalpana Rai @cook_26263526

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Ingredients

30 min

4 people

1 cuprice flour
1 tbspRoasted chana
2 tbspChana dal(soaked in water for an hour)
1 tspSalt
1/2 tspCumin
1/2 tspRed chilli powder
1 tspBlack pepper corn
4Garlic pods
1 tbspRoasted chana
2 tbsphot oil for moin
Mustard oil for frying

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Steps

30 min

1

Grind roasted chana.Keep it aside.
2

Grind garlic, black pepper and cumin.Add soaked chana dal and grind.
3

Take rice flour in a bowl,mix roasted chana powder,salt,ground spices,red chilli powder.Mix hot oil in it.Mix it well.Now add water little by little to make a soft dough.
4

Divide the dough into 18 parts.Make balls.Take a polythene or butter paper,grease it with oil.Place the balls on the polythene,cover it with another piece of polythene and press the rice ball with a flat bottom steel bowl or glass.Make thin pooris.
5

Heat oil in a pan,fry these thattai in medium hot oil until golden brown.Fry them in batches.
6

Your spicy and crispy thattai is ready to serve.Enjoy it with tea.
7

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Kalpana Rai @cook_26263526

on August 20, 2025 07:20

Ghaziabad

I'm a passionate and experimental cook with extensive cooking exposure. Most of my recipes are inherited from my mother and have a twist of my cooking exposure.