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

Step 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

Step 2: Add salt, asafoetida, sesame seeds, pepper powder, chana dal, curry leaves and mix all the dry ingredients

Step 3: Now add butter and rub it into the flour

Step 4: Add hot oil and add water little by little to form a smooth, crack free dough

Step 5: Cover the bowl with a damp cloth and allow the dough to rest for 30 minutes

Step 6: After the resting time, take small portions of the dough in greased hands, roll it into a smooth crack free ball

Step 7: While shaping the thattai, keep the remaining dough covered with moist cloth to prevent the dough from drying

Step 8: Place the dough ball on a dry kitchen towel or butter paper and flatten it into thin roundels

Step 9: Heat oil in a wok/kadai

Step 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

Step 11: Fry the milagu thattai over low/medium flame till the sizzling sound stops and the thattai is uniformly browned

Step 12: Overheated oil does not help in even cooking, hence cook on medium flame

Step 13: Repeat this process for the entire batch

Step 14: Once cooled, store them in a clean, odour free air tight container

Step 15: Serve Tamil Nadu Style Milagu Thattai Recipe (Peppered dal-rice fritters) with filter coffee on a rainy day