VIRUNDHOMBAL

Thattai with rice flour - this thattai recipe is easy to make when compared to puzhungal arisi thattai. For Diwali I usually prepare puzhungal arisi thattai as they have nice crispy texture but it takes more time. Now a days many people don't prefer to spend hours and hours in the kitchen. There are plenty of quick, simple and tasty snacks you can make at home in less time. I will share  quick 30 minute snack recipes one by one in virundhombal. You can replace the packed chips with these homemade snacks without any overused oils, artificial colours and flavours.  This thattai is made with rice flour, urad dal flour, fried grams flour and flavoured with red chillies, garlic, asafoetida and curry leaves. We have to roast the rice flour for a few minutes until it is warm to handle. Roasting the rice flour helps to form a slightly stiff dough and it is easy to shape the rounds. When adding water be careful because if the dough has become watery, it will be difficult to prepare the...

Thattai - popular and favourite snack for all of us. For this Diwali you can prepare your own homemade thattai. It's not hard, once you tried it with simple techniques and the result is perfect and you won't prefer store bought thattais. One of my favourite ways to make the flour for thattai and thenkuzal is to grind the idly rice and then mixed with urid dal flour. The grounded rice batter is easy to prepare and the thattais are wonderfully crispy. The following are the instructions for the perfect thattais 1. Soak the idly rice for 3 to 4 hours and then grind it. 2. For a flavourful thattai add a good amount of red chillies, asafoetida powder and curry leaves.  3. Fry the thattais on medium heat for uniform cooking. Do not change the heat while frying. 4. Do not forget to add the unsalted butter. Do not add more butter because thattais will break down. In the video I have used 1/2 cup fried gram flour and 1/2 cup urid dal flour. Both the pictures are taken on d...