Adai
Adai is a Variety of Dosa prepared using many lentils and rice. A delicious , super healthy , complete protein breakfast from South Indian Cuisine.
Servings 18 Makes
Calories 138kcal
Ingredients
For Soaking
- 1 cup Raw Rice
- 1 cup Idli Rice/ Parboiled Rice
- ½ cup Channa Dal
- ¼ cup Urad Dal
- ¼ cup Moong Dal
- ¼ cup Toor Dal
For Grinding
- 4 no Red Chilli
- 2 no Byadgi Red Chilli
- ½ teaspoon Asafoetida
Additions for Batter
- ¾-1 Cup Chopped Shallots / Sambar Onion / Pearl Onion
- 2-3 no Green Chillies
- 1 inch Ginger grated , optional
- 4 sprigs Curry leaves chopped
- 4 tablespoon Coriander Leaves , chopped
Other Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon Salt or as required
- Oil / Ghee for roasting Dosa
Instructions
- Rinse and wash 2 cups of raw rice , 1 cup regular rice and 1 cup Idli Rice. Soak in water for 3-4 hours.
- In a bowl add ½ cup chana dal , ¼ cup urad dal , ¼ cup moong dal , ¼ cup toor dal ,rinse and wash thoroughly. Soak all dals together for 3 hours.
- After 3 hrs , drain water and keep it aside. Reserve this water to add while grinding the batter.
- In a wet mixer grinding jar, add rice , 5 dry red chillies, asafoetida and grind to a smooth paste, add the reserved water portion by portion as required.
- Transfer the batter to a seperate bowl .
- Now to the same jar , add all soaked dals and grind to a coarse paste , add little reserved water as needed.
- Add this coarse grind dal batter to rice batter , add salt , mix well and set it aside for 2-3 hours. Batter consistency should be of regular Dosa consistency , neither too thick nor too thin.
- Chop shallots ( about ¾ -1 cup) , green chillies (2-3 no's) , curry leaves 4-5 sprigs and 4 tablespoon of coriander leaves . Add this to batter and mix well.
- Heat griddle/dosa tawa , Pour a ladle full of batter and spread like a dosa. Drizzle some ghee/ clarified butter/oil on top of the dosa , close the lid and cook for 30 - 40 seconds.
- Open the lid , flip the dosa to other side and continue to cook ,till done.
- Drizzle some more ghee and serve hot . Adai should be served hot only , it becomes rough once it cools down.
Notes
- You can spices like jeera and ajwain too.
- Green leafy vegetables like drumstick leaves, dill leaves are also added.
- You can also add grated carrot and cabbage to sneak in Kid's meal.
- Prepare the batter and store it in refrigerator for next day use. Add onions, greens and other veggies at the time of preparing Dosa.
- Serve it HOT HOT and only Hot . It drys out when cooled.
Nutrition
Calories: 138kcal