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Thattai Recipe- A Savory Snack For Deepavali | Diwali Recipes

November 23, 2015 26 Comments

I wanted to share a Diwali savory snack with you very quickly. So no useless talk this time but a quick and easy recipe for Thattai. I made this when my in-laws were visiting and Amma gave me the recipe for thattai verbally. I was quite intrigued, I have only ever eaten thattai and never made them at home. I knew they couldn’t be too complicated since my periamma regularly makes thattai at home, especially during Diwali. Her version is much bitter and has more “bubbles” on the surface. Mine didn’t have any and I was a bit worried soon after frying them but thankfully the thattai came out just fine and stayed well for 4 days, before which we polished them off. 




THATTAI RECIPE
Makes ~20 small thattai


Ingredients:
Rice flour – 4 cups
Urad dal – 1/2 cup, ground to fine powder
Chana dal – 2 tbsp (I didn’t use them since didn’t have any)
Butter – 1/3 cup
Red chilli powder – 1 tsp
Sesame seeds (ellu) – 2 tbsp
Curry leaves – a few, each cut into two
Salt – to taste
Water – about 1. 5 cups
Oil – for deep frying

How to Make Thattai

1. Mix all the ingredients and make a thick dough adding very little water at a time.

2. Divide and shape into marble-sized balls. Normally, the store bought ones are bigger but I made them small so that I can use less oil while frying.

3. Dampen fingers and gently the flatten the dough on a plastic sheet (I cut up the plastic bag in which I got the urad dal), to get a uniform disc of about 0.5cm thickness.

4. Prick the discs lightly with a fork (to prevent puffing up) and deep fry till golden brown.

Tastes awesome with some hot tea on Diwali, while chatting around the family coffee table with family 🙂


Thattai can be stored in an air tight container for upto a week. Just wait until completely cooled before storing it away. 

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  1. Kate Whittum-Shrimankar

    October 15, 2017 at 12:06 pm

    Hi- I had a lot of problems with this recipe. The dough didn’t come together, but I put that down to using 1/2 cup urad flour not split then ground. Fair enough-I added some more water & ghee . but i was judging how big to make the balls by the yield number the recipe makes- was it 200 not 20? The discs were huge & rolled out to .5 cm seemed way too thick. 2mm seemed better. Anyhow, I made about 40 & decided to scrap the rest.k
    I figure making the easy chocolate peda will restore my confidence!

    Reply
    • nags

      November 17, 2017 at 11:45 am

      sorry about this! this thattai recipe is very old and i need to remake and update it. hope the chocolate peda came out better!

      Reply
  2. Nikitha Muttaluri

    August 10, 2012 at 12:51 pm

    these are my favourite nd when I made them they turned out perfectly … Thanks to you for the perfect recipe 🙂

    Reply
  3. Mansi

    April 1, 2010 at 1:39 pm

    that looks awesome Nags! never tasted it, but I bet it tastes wonderful! I too made Garlic Sev for Diwali:)

    Wish you and your family a very Happy & prosperous Diwali girl! and this one's extra special for you:)D

    Reply
  4. Lori

    November 23, 2008 at 3:35 am

    well, I tried baking it. Ahhh, looks nothing like your beautiful creations. I tried to change it a little. In the end it was okay but I think I would want to fry it like you said the next time. I linked back to you as I think yours are wonderful looking!

    Reply
  5. DEESHA

    October 30, 2008 at 7:11 pm

    that looks lovely .. very similar to nippattu from karnataka .. Hope U had a great Diwali

    Reply
  6. Sia

    October 30, 2008 at 9:57 am

    Gorgeous click Nags.

    Reply
  7. Shreya

    October 30, 2008 at 1:52 am

    they look so perfect.. love your pic!:-)

    Reply
  8. RAKS KITCHEN

    October 29, 2008 at 8:02 am

    Looks perfect!!Hope u had a peaceful head diwali here;)

    Reply
  9. farida

    October 28, 2008 at 6:01 pm

    Happy Diwali to you and your family! This snack looks very good. Yum!

    Reply
  10. Me

    October 28, 2008 at 2:03 pm

    Happy Diwali!
    You wouldn’t believe it but I was scouring the internet for savory snack recipes for a chat pot luck Diwali party on Sunday!!!
    Came by your site to look for it and had to contend with a pani puri recipe from elsewhere 🙁
    Will be trying this yummy recipe soon!!!

    Reply
  11. Jayashree

    October 28, 2008 at 6:18 am

    Hope you had a wonderful thala deepavali. Thattai looks wonderfully brown and crisp.

    Reply
  12. Shaheen (Coco)

    October 28, 2008 at 5:54 am

    Hi Nags! Happy Diwali. Thattai looks like something I’d like to snack on.

    Reply
  13. jayasree

    October 28, 2008 at 4:24 am

    Happy thalai diwali..Thattai looks crisp.

    Reply
  14. Sujatha

    October 28, 2008 at 3:46 am

    Nags, thattai looks wonderful! I was going back and forth this time on thattai and murukku for diwali this time, and ended up with murukku..:) your thattai looks so tempting!

    Reply
  15. Mansi

    October 28, 2008 at 3:20 am

    that looks awesome Nags! never tasted it, but I bet it tastes wonderful! I too made Garlic Sev for Diwali:)

    Wish you and your family a very Happy & prosperous Diwali girl! and this one's extra special for you:)D

    Reply
  16. Lori

    October 28, 2008 at 12:23 am

    They look really great. I wonder how they would do if they were baked. I just recently made some rice crackers with besan so I aimagine it would work. I like your spice combinations. I even have curry elaves in my freezer right now. I will give these a go.

    Reply
  17. Nags

    October 28, 2008 at 1:55 am

    Lori – Oh yes, I did consider baking too but didn’t have time to experiment so went with the tried and tested way. Do let me know if it worked for you 🙂

    Reply
  18. Srivalli

    October 27, 2008 at 5:38 pm

    Congrats on your head diwali..:))…Thattais look great gurl!..you have become an expert in all matters…heheh!..thanks for my fav item..

    Reply
  19. Mahimaa's kitchen

    October 27, 2008 at 5:34 pm

    looks so good Nags… i love thattais 🙁 Happy Thalai Diwali!

    Reply
  20. Sangeeth

    October 27, 2008 at 5:06 pm

    wish u a very happy diwali

    Reply
  21. anudivya

    October 27, 2008 at 4:17 pm

    Wish you a very happy Deepavali Nags.

    Reply
  22. Cham

    October 27, 2008 at 4:14 pm

    Happy Diwali to you , the thattai looks perfect!

    Reply
  23. Laavanya

    October 27, 2008 at 1:14 pm

    Nags, best wishes on your special Diwali 🙂 Love all things savoury and thattai in particular – looks yummy & crisp.

    Reply
  24. Divya Vikram

    October 27, 2008 at 7:49 pm

    Happy thalai Deepavali! Thattai looks too good..

    Reply
  25. Lavi

    October 27, 2008 at 11:34 am

    Happy Thala Diwali Nags..Thattai has come perfect..i did’nt have courage to try..Good You made it perfect!

    Reply

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