Thattai

Ingredients:
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Rice (Boiled rice) - 1 cup
Urad dal (full) - 1/4 cup
Red chillies - 3
Pori kadalai / channa dal (Kadalai paruppu) - 2 spoons
Curry leaves - 1 stalk
Asafoetida - 1/4 spoon
Butter - 3 spoons
Oil - for deep fry
Salt  - 1/2 spoon

Method:
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1) Soak rice and dal for 4 hours and grind with less water
2) Grind red chillies or use chilli powder
3) Add chillies, porikadalai or fried channa dal, asafoetida, butter, curry leaves and salt to the mixture and mix well.
4) Put thattai and deep fry in boiling oil
5) Keep the remaining mixture closed to avoid dryness until you use.

Note:
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If water is excess in the mixture. use white cloth, keep the mixture inside the cloth and roll it to drain the excess water.