Adai

Adai is made with lentils and rice.It is usually prepared for breakfast and
is filling and healthier than dosa.It is very simple to prepare and does not
need much planning as for dosa.It goes well with avial,chutney,jaggery
and butter.

Ingredients:

Channa Dal/Bengal Gram - 1/2 Cup
Urad Dal/Split Black Gram - 1/2 Cup

Moong Dal - 1/2 Cup

Toor Dal - 1/2 Cup
Rice - 1 Cup
Red Chillies - 10
Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tsp.
Ginger - 1 Small Piece (Minced)
Onion - 1 (Finely Chopped)

Grated Coconut - 1/2 Cup

Curry Leaves - Few

Salt - To Taste

Oil - 1 tbsp.

Method:

Soak channa dal,urad dal,toor dal and moong dal for couple of hours.

Also soak 1 cup of rice separately for couple of hours.

First grind the soaked rice and set it aside.

Then grind all the dals along with red chillies.The

batter should not be thick nor watery.

Mix both ground rice and ground dals with enough salt.

Add finely chopped onions,minced ginger,grated coconut,

cumin seeds and curry leaves and mix the batter nicely.

Heat a griddle or a non-stick tawa and pour a ladle of batter

and spread it in circular motion.Add a tsp of oil around it and

let it cook.

Then flip it over to the other side and drizzle a tsp of oil around

the adai and allow it to cook. 

After both sides are cooked remove from the griddle/tawa and

serve it hot with chutney of your choice or  milagai podi.

Note : While making adai,horse gram/kollu also can be used

           instead of toor dal.I made this adai with kollu and it

           tasted good.Try it sometime and you would  love it

           too !