Adai is made of lentils and rice. It is usually prepared for breakfast and is filling and healthier than dosa. Try to avoid it for dinner as it has lentils, it might delay digestion and upset stomach.  It is very simple to prepare and does not need much planning as for dosa. It goes well with avial, chutney, jaggery, idli podi and butter

We can also add handful of grated carrot or drumstick leaves to increase the nutritional value.  

• Soaking time – 2 hours
• Prep time – 10 mins
• Cook time -5 mins for 1 adai

Ingredients needed: 

• Raw rice – 1/2 cup
• Par Boiled rice (Idly rice)- 1/2 cup
• Tur dal – 1/2 cup
• Bengal gram/channa dal – 1/2 cup
• Urad dal – less than 1/4 cup
• Green moong dal – less than 1/4 cup
• Red chilli -3
• Asafoetida/hing -1/2 tsp
• Fennel seeds – 1 tsp
• Salt as required

Ingredients to add to the batter:

• Onion as required finely chopped
• Coconut grated – 2 tbsp.
• Curry leaves – little
• Coriander leaves -little
• Grated carrot -1/2 carrot (optional)
• Drumstick leaves -handful (optional)

Method:

• Soak rice and dal together or separately for 2 hours.
• Grind it coarsely along with red chilli, Fennel seeds, hing and salt. The batter should not be thick nor watery.
• Add finely chopped onions, few curry leaves, coriander leaves, grated coconut. We can also add drumstick leaves or grated carrots to the batter. Adai batter is now ready.
• Heat tawa and pour a ladle of batter and spread it in circular motion.
• Drizzle a tsp of oil around the adai. Let it get cooked on a medium flame.
• Once cooked, flip it over to the other side and drizzle another tsp of oil around the adai. Let it get cooked.
• After both sides are cooked well, remove from tawa and serve it hot with little butter on top of it and chutney or jaggery or idly milagai podi and Sambar.

Enjoy these healthy steamed dumplings with any chutney.

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