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    Home » Festival » Krishna Jayanthi ( Janmashtami)

    Thattai| Gokulashtami / Krishnajayanthi Special

    Published: Apr 6, 2013 · by Nisha

    The word Krishna brings us an image of a naughty boy gulping down the butter or a cute little boy amidst the damsels enchanting  them with his flute! He is known for his "Leelais" (pranks). Fondly called as "vennai Thirudan" (Butter Thief) and his liked by everyone in spite of his  mischievousness.  His Birthday is celebrated by Hindus as "Krishna Jayanthi" or Gokulashtami.  Small children in the houses are dressed up as krishna on that day. People decorate their house and draw small feet of Krishna in their house in the belief of welcoming him home. This is a festival to rejoice.

    This savoury snack is one of the many items prepared during Gokulashtami. Thattai is a very simple dish that can be made on any day. This can even be had as a tea time snack. Make ahead and store it air tight.

    Navrathri special Sundal | Kadalai Parupu Sundal

    THATTAI | GOKULASHTAMI SPECIAL
    Savoury snack made with rice flour, especially during Gokulashtami.
    Prep time: 10 mins | Cook time: Under 30 Mins | Total time: ~40 min | Serves: 20 no's

    Ingredients

    • 1 Cup Rice Flour, sieved once or twice
    • 2 Tbsp Roasted urad dahl flour
    • 1 Tbsp Butter
    • 1 Tbsp Channa Dahl, soaked for 1 hr
    • 1 Tbsp Urad Dahl, soaked for 1 hr
    • 1 tsp Red chilli powder
    • Bunch of Curry Leaves
    • Salt for seasoning
    Instructions

    1. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl; sprinkle water little by little and knead it into a dough. It should be smooth and non sticky. Keep it covered and not let it dry.
    2. Divide it into gooseberry sized balls. Apply oil on a plastic sheet and flatten the ball into discs.  Do 10-12 at a time. Meanwhile heat oil for deep frying. Once the oil is smoking hot, reduce the flame to medium and fry these in batches 3-4 at a time. 
    3. Repeat the same for the remaining dough. Deep fry it,  drain it in a tissue and store it in airtight container. 

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    Comments

    1. Preeti Garg says

      April 14, 2013 at 7:06 am

      Awesome idea for tea time snacks. perfectly done

      Reply
    2. Manju says

      April 10, 2013 at 7:53 pm

      Love it perfect for tea time.

      Reply
    3. Padmajha PJ says

      April 10, 2013 at 11:15 am

      Looks nice and a yummy snack too!

      Reply
    4. Pavani N says

      April 08, 2013 at 2:09 am

      Thattai have come out perfect. Pics are quite tempting.

      Reply
    5. Harini-Jaya Rupanagudi says

      April 06, 2013 at 5:38 pm

      These look too good! It has been ages since I took part in a traditional gokulashtami 🙂

      Reply
    6. Gayathri Kumar says

      April 06, 2013 at 10:27 am

      Thattai looks so delicious and irresistible...

      Reply
    7. Priya Suresh says

      April 06, 2013 at 8:54 am

      Gokulashtami without thattais and seedais, cant even imagine..Crispy beauties.

      Reply
    8. Srivalli says

      April 06, 2013 at 7:44 am

      I love all fried snacks and this is no less...so well made..

      Reply
    9. Nalini's Kitchen says

      April 06, 2013 at 5:05 am

      Crispy and crunchy thattai,even I was thinking of doing thattai for the same occasion.

      Reply
    10. The Pumpkin Farm says

      April 06, 2013 at 4:35 am

      i remember reading about this when Valli had it for ICC challenge i think, looks delicious, a new recipe for me otherwise

      Reply
    11. Kalyani says

      April 06, 2013 at 4:12 am

      Thattais need no excuse or occasion to wolf them down at tea time (or otherwise too).. perfectly made ones, Nisha !

      Kalyani
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      Reply
    12. Sandhya Ramakrishnan says

      April 06, 2013 at 3:12 am

      Such crispy thattais! very well made Nisha 🙂

      Reply

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