Thattai

Ingredients:

4 tsp of gram dal
500 g of rice flour
1 cup grated coconut
2 tsp red chilli powder
2 tsp ghee
1/2 tsp asafoetida
1 tsp salt
4 tsp sesame seeds
Cooking oil

Preparation:

Soak gram dal for one hour.
Slightly dry roast rice flour.
Add grated coconut, red chilli powder, ghee, asafoetida, salt and sesame seeds to the rice flour and mix well.
Add the soaked dal and minimum water to this and make into a thick paste.
Take a ball of this paste and pat it on a plastic sheet of paper. Make it thin.
Deep fry these in boiling oil.
Turn over until it is fully cooked and crisp.