pakoda with leftover rice

Daily i used to worry, to throw or use leftover  rice again and again.so one day i was surfing net for some intresting recipe .I came through this video
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUnojf4IBT4&playnext=1&list=PL465E0F001242BCDF
   hurray....i got it i go itt....i was so so happy.Do you know what i did,without wasting time i took the leftover rice which i used to store in fridge.Tried it.It is really yummy.I got good feedback from my husband(usually he wont give good feedback)

Ingrediants:
Leftover rice                 - 1 cup
Besan or kadai mavu    -  1/2 cup
Chilli powder               -  1 tbsp
Salt                             -   1 tbsp
Onion                          -  1
Coriander powder       -  1 tbsp
Turmeric   powder      -   1/2 tbsp
Coriander leaves         -   Few

Steps:
1.Cut the onion into thin long slices.
2.In a bowl add rice,besan,chilli powder,coriander powder,turmeric powder,salt and coriander leaves with very little water.The dough consistency to be little soft.
3.In a kadai add enough oil and sprinkle the dough slowly.My advice and  in my experience,put the dough by slightly flattening it so that the pakoda get cooked soon and it will be crispier.Else,what i experienced is,when i put like normal pakoda,inner part of pakoda is not cooked propely and the taste differs.But if the pakoda is flat,it is much more crispier......
wait till the oil bubbles stops and Place this pakoda in a tray and have with tangy tomato sauce or spicy mint coconut chutney.

(we had this pakoda continuesly for 2 days,it was so yummy)

Baked thattai

I tried thattai for first time.Since past few days me and my husband were having oily food, so i thought of trying baked thattai  instead of deep frying.

Ingrediants:
1.Rice flour               - 1 1/2 cup
2.Pottukadalai mavu  - 1/2 cup
3.Chilli powder         -1 tbsp
4.Salt                       - 1 tbsp
5.Oil                        -2 tbsp
6.Water                   -  1 1/2  cup
7.Kadalai paruppu   - 1 tbsp
8.Black pepper        -  1 tbsp

Step:
1.Soak kadalai paruppu for 15 min.
2.Make pottu kadalai mavvu by grinding pottu kadalai.
3.Grind the pepper  croasly.
4.Pour water in a kadai and sprink little oil in it and add chilli powder and salt.Bring to boil.
5.Add flour and leave it for some time and mix it slowly in slow fire.Switch off the stove.
6.Add the pottu kadai mavvu,pepper and kadalai paruppu.
7.Mix it with spatula,once heat is reduced try to mix it with hand.
8.The dough should be hard and not too soft.
9.Make small small balls.
10.Take a oven tray and Place a foil on top and apply little oil in it.
11.Place the ball on it and slightly press to make small round.press it thin circle.
12.Place all ball in foil and repaeat the same.
13.Apply some oil on top of each circle.
14.Keep the tray in preheated 350 degree oven.
15.Keep it for 20 minutes and remove the tray from oven and using fork turn the thattai upside down and again keep  in oven for 15 minutes and after 15 minutes,remove from tray and place it in air tight container.

This thattai will be more criper than deep fried one.