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Tamil Nadu Style Milagu Thattai Recipe (Peppered Dal-Rice Fritters)

Name: Tamil Nadu Style Milagu Thattai Recipe (Peppered Dal-Rice Fritters)
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 15 servings
Cuisine: Tamil Nadu
Ingredients: 1 cup rice flour - sieved; 1 tablespoon urad dal flour; 1 teaspoon butter (unsalted); 1/2 teaspoon sesame seeds (til seeds); 7 -8 whole black peppercorns - freshly powdered; 7 -8 curry leaves - pat dried and finely chopped; 1 tablespoon chana dal (bengal gram dal) - soaked for 20 minutes; pinch asafoetida (hing); salt - to taste; sunflower oil

A vegetarian Tamil Nadu recipe with rice flour - sieved, urad dal flour, butter (unsalted). Ready in 1h, serves 15.

Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳

Calories

550kcal

Estimated Cost

₹250-400

Carbs65g

Protein40g

Fats15g

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Instructions

15 steps

1
To prepare Tamil Nadu Style Milagu Thattai Recipe (Peppered dal-rice fritters), in a medium size bowl, add the sieved rice and the urad dal flour
rice flour - sieved(1 cup)urad dal flour(1 tablespoon)
2
Add salt, asafoetida, sesame seeds, pepper powder, chana dal, curry leaves and mix all the dry ingredients
sesame seeds (til seeds)(1/2 teaspoon)-8 curry leaves - pat dried and finely chopped(7)chana dal (bengal gram dal) - soaked for 20 minutes(1 tablespoon)pinch asafoetida (hing)salt - to taste
3
Now add butter and rub it into the flour
rice flour - sieved(1 cup)urad dal flour(1 tablespoon)butter (unsalted)(1 teaspoon)
4
Add hot oil and add water little by little to form a smooth, crack free dough
5
Cover the bowl with a damp cloth and allow the dough to rest for 30 minutes
chana dal (bengal gram dal) - soaked for 20 minutes(1 tablespoon)
6
After the resting time, take small portions of the dough in greased hands, roll it into a smooth crack free ball
7
While shaping the thattai, keep the remaining dough covered with moist cloth to prevent the dough from drying
8
Place the dough ball on a dry kitchen towel or butter paper and flatten it into thin roundels
butter (unsalted)(1 teaspoon)
9
Heat oil in a wok/kadai
10
Test the heat of oil by dropping a small portion of dough, if its rises to top immediately, that indicates the oil is hot
11
Fry the milagu thattai over low/medium flame till the sizzling sound stops and the thattai is uniformly browned
12
Overheated oil does not help in even cooking, hence cook on medium flame
13
Repeat this process for the entire batch
14
Once cooled, store them in a clean, odour free air tight container
15
Serve Tamil Nadu Style Milagu Thattai Recipe (Peppered dal-rice fritters) with filter coffee on a rainy day
rice flour - sieved(1 cup)

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Tamil Nadu Style Milagu Thattai Recipe (Peppered Dal-Rice Fritters)

A vegetarian Tamil Nadu recipe with rice flour - sieved, urad dal flour, butter (unsalted). Ready in 1h, serves 15.

Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳

Cook Time1h

Calories

550kcal

Est. Cost₹250-₹400

Serving Size1 portion

Estimated Nutrition Highlights

Carbohydrates

65g(47%)

Protein

40g(29%)

Fats

15g(24%)

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Directions

15 steps

1
To prepare Tamil Nadu Style Milagu Thattai Recipe (Peppered dal-rice fritters), in a medium size bowl, add the sieved rice and the urad dal flour
rice flour - sieved(1 cup)urad dal flour(1 tablespoon)
2
Add salt, asafoetida, sesame seeds, pepper powder, chana dal, curry leaves and mix all the dry ingredients
sesame seeds (til seeds)(1/2 teaspoon)-8 curry leaves - pat dried and finely chopped(7)chana dal (bengal gram dal) - soaked for 20 minutes(1 tablespoon)pinch asafoetida (hing)salt - to taste
3
Now add butter and rub it into the flour
rice flour - sieved(1 cup)urad dal flour(1 tablespoon)butter (unsalted)(1 teaspoon)
4
Add hot oil and add water little by little to form a smooth, crack free dough
5
Cover the bowl with a damp cloth and allow the dough to rest for 30 minutes
chana dal (bengal gram dal) - soaked for 20 minutes(1 tablespoon)
6
After the resting time, take small portions of the dough in greased hands, roll it into a smooth crack free ball
7
While shaping the thattai, keep the remaining dough covered with moist cloth to prevent the dough from drying
8
Place the dough ball on a dry kitchen towel or butter paper and flatten it into thin roundels
butter (unsalted)(1 teaspoon)
9
Heat oil in a wok/kadai
10
Test the heat of oil by dropping a small portion of dough, if its rises to top immediately, that indicates the oil is hot
11
Fry the milagu thattai over low/medium flame till the sizzling sound stops and the thattai is uniformly browned
12
Overheated oil does not help in even cooking, hence cook on medium flame
13
Repeat this process for the entire batch
14
Once cooled, store them in a clean, odour free air tight container
15
Serve Tamil Nadu Style Milagu Thattai Recipe (Peppered dal-rice fritters) with filter coffee on a rainy day
rice flour - sieved(1 cup)