42 THATTAI/ NIPPATTU

Thattai/Nippattu


This is a recipe shared in by my sister Vimala. She had prepared many snacks to celebrate my SIL's surprise baby shower and this thattai is one among them. Will post the other snacks one by one.

Rice flour - 2 cups
Urad flour - 1/4 cup
Fried gram dhal flour/pottu kadalai/dalia split flour - 1/4 cup
Red chillies - 3
Curry leaves - few
Sesame seeds - 1 tbsp
Moong dhal and or Channa dhal - 2 - 3 tbsp( soaked in water for 15 mts and drained)
Peanuts - 2 tbsp( lightly roasted and crushed)
Melted butter - 1 1/2 tbsp
Asafoetida/hing - a pinch
Salt as need
Oil for deep frying

Optional can use some Cumin seeds and grated coconut. The coconut will give extra flavor and crispness to the thattai/nippattu. But in the above picture it has not been added.


Try to break the the red chillies and curry leaves into tiny bits.
If using urad dhal , then roast them in a pan till brown. Cool and powder finely or if using store bought urad flour, then roast them till you get a nice aroma.

In a mixing bowl take rice flour, urad flour, fried gram dhal flour, broken red chillies and curry leaves, salt, hing, sesame seeds, peanuts, drained moong/channa dhal and melted butter. Mix well by hands and slowly add water and make a dough just like making chapathi dough. Cover and set aside for 10 - 15 minutes.
Next take a small size ball of dough and on a plastic sheet, spread/spray some oil and press the dough as thin as possible. Slowly remove and drop them in oil and deep fry till nice golden brown. This will stay crispy or can be stored for many days. I usually add some grated coconut while mixing the dough.

Sending this entry to EC's Fried Snack event


Also sending the following snacks from my archives

Chilli Bhajji Double Toast


Vegetable Pakoda





42 comments/Reactions:

Parita said...

Thattai looks delicious, crispy and crunchy, perfect for tea time munching! i liked the use of dalia flour, interesting dear!

Hari Chandana P said...

Looks delicious and crispy.. perfect for the event!!

Valarmathi Sanjeev said...

Wow looks so crunchy and delicious.

Bergamot said...

It looks really nice and crispy. Would love to have these with my afternoon tea.

Anonymous said...

Thattai is a crispy snack..esp for a lazy weekend..Lots of crispes there..love to have

Rekha shoban said...

Thattai is a very gud evening snacks.

EC said...

Wow..all the 3 entries look so yummy..crispy nipattu..thanks for the entries

Unknown said...

Thattai looks delicious and crispy. Nice one. Love all the three.

Padma said...

Thanks Parita, Hari Chandana, Valarmathi, Bergamot, Ann, Rekha Shobhan, Ec , Sadhana and Muskaan :D

Cilantro said...

One of my favorite snack. Looks nice and crispy.

Priya Suresh said...

My favourite snack, looks so crispyy!!

kittymatti said...

lovely!looking at these make me miss home!

Gita Jaishankar said...

Super crunchy and delicious snack Padma...I love these types of snacks :)

Gita Jaishankar said...

Super crunchy and delicius snacks Padma...my favorite evening snack :)

Deepthi Shankar said...

I lvoe munching these

Padma said...

Thanks Cilantro, Priya, Preethi, Gita and Deesha :)
That's true Preethi we definitely miss home ...

Suparna said...

hi padma,
Nippattu looks yummm, I've made both deep fried and baked versions ...recipe courtesy foodie friends :) here in ur post ...the optional ingredients seem interesting , I haven't tried using coconut...shall try next time, tempting snap.

Suparna said...

hi padma,
Nippattu looks yummm, I've made both deep fried and baked versions ...recipe courtesy foodie friends :) here in ur post ...the optional ingredients seem interesting , I haven't tried using coconut...shall try next time, tempting snap.

Sanghi said...

thattai looks perfect padma.. yummy! Will try!

Sushma Mallya said...

Nice crispy snack padma...perfect for tea time....

Preeti Singh said...

it looks too good dear....looks like mathri....but recipe and ingredients are different...looks crispy and tasty..

lissie said...

very good recipe for thattai! this is my favourite snack...! :)

Lena Jayadev said...

woww..crispy snack... :)

Shama Nagarajan said...

lovely snacks dear

Doloncookbook said...

Wow Padma nice snacks ... Perfectly go with evening tea...Now you enjoy & send some to me also ....

chef and her kitchen said...

I got these goodies back home..looks yummy..

Kalaivani said...

Nippatu is one my hubby's favorite.Perfect for evening snack.

Sarah Naveen said...

crispy,crunchy ...oooh!!!!!
Real new recipe to me...Looks yumm!!!!!!!!!

Preety said...

love these snacks, didn't have urad flour otherwise i would hav tried this today

Anonymous said...

TH loves this..give hium any num and he wud finish it in no time.the thattai color looks perfect

Faiza Ali said...

Wow padma, looks perfect and crispy. Want to have some now..Thanks for sharing the recipe dear.

Padma said...

Thanks Suparna, Sanghi, Sushma, Preeti Singh, Lissie, lena, Shama, Dolon, Prathibha, Kalaivani, Sarah, Preety and Shubha :)
Thanks Faiza Ali for visiting my blog and leaving your comments :)

foodcreate said...

Fabulously Delicious Snack prefect for the weekend, sunday Brunch!


Thanks for sharing your snack:)

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Srilakshmi said...

Somehow I am very picky in eating Fried Snacks, but would love to have these Nippatlu! They look lovely!

Vikis Kitchen said...

Planning to surprise ur SIL... wow ! Just like u , Ur sister is also so sweet dear.
Bookmarking this wonderful recipe.
Cute picture.

Indian Khana said...

I like this so much...always get frm my Sis in-law place....yummy..enjoy ur break

anuradha said...

First time to your blog. You have a nice collection of recipes. Thattai looks delicious.. Very interesting recipe....

Do visit my space when you get free time..

anuradha said...

First time to your blog. You have a nice collection of recipes. Thattai looks delicious.. Very interesting recipe....

Do visit my space when you get free time..

Saritha said...

Looks delicious and yummy :)

Doloncookbook said...

Thattai looks delicious & crispy ... Nice click dear ...
& have a nice & safe journey ...

Unknown said...

very very very tempting

Unknown said...

very very very tempting

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