Thattai(baked)

Ingredients
Rice flour                          - 2 cups
Urad dal powder               - 1tbsp*
Red chilli powder              - 1 tsp
asoefatida                         - a small pinch
Sesame seeds                   - 2 tsps
dry thyme                         - 1/2 tsp
Gram/Channa dal             - 2 tbsps
Butter                               - 2 tbsps
Salt                                   - as per taste
Oil                                    - 1 tbsp or as required
water as required.

* toast the urad dal and powder it fine.
Soak the gram dal in water for half to one hour.
Mix the dry ingredients together in a bowl. Add the melted butter to the flour.Drain the water from the soaked dal and add it to the flour mixture. Mix them into a soft dough by adding water.

Cover the dough so that it does not get dry and roll them into small balls. In the meantime, preheat the oven to 425 F.

Layer each ball on a parchment paper and flatten them into thin circles. Place them on an aluminium foil coated with a thin layer of oil.Brush the top of the dough with some oil.

Bake them for 25 minutes or until light brown. Once done switch off the oven and let it cool on the oven rack for half hour before taking them out.

  

Tips -

1.My first batch was very low on salt, so I brushed oil mixed with salt over the dough to correct this.

2. You can also use a flat bottom vessel to flatten the balls between two sheets of parchment paper or ziploc bags or thick plastic sheets.(as adviced in the link below).

3.After 10-15 minutes of baking you can flip the thattai and brush the other side with oil.

Recipe source - Raks kitchen