THATTAI

Ingredients;

Raw rice- 2 cups
Black gram- 50 gms
Gram dal- 50 gms
Shredded coconut- a handful
Red chillies- 5
Shredded coconut- quarter cup
Dalda- 1 tbsp
Green gram- a handful
Bengal gram- a handful
Asafoetida powder- 1 tsp
Curry leaves- a handful
Salt to taste

Procedure:

Soak the rice in enough water for an hour. Then drain the water and allow the rice to dry. Pound the rice into fine flour and then sieve twice. Fry the black gram in a dry pan to golden brown. When cooled grind it to a fine powder along with gram dal. Grind the coconut with the red chillies to a fine paste. Soak the green gram and the Bengal gram in enough water for an hour and then drain the water. Add these to the flours along with the dalda, asafoetida powder, salt, sesame seeds, coconut paste and curry leaves. Make smooth dough with the help of a little water. Make small balls, flatten them on a white cloth in to thin thattais. Fry them in hot oil to golden brown.