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Adai recipe - 1

   Idli rice 1 cup    Toor dal 1/2 cup    Channa dal 1/2 cup    Red chili 6-8    Curry leaves few    Asafoetida 1/4 tsp   Salt as needed   Small onions 1 cup (sliced)   Oil 3 tsp per adai Method:

  • Soak rice and both the dals separately in water for 2 hours.
  • Add the red chili and curry leaves to the rice.This helps to grind the red chili smoothly.
  • Grind the rice into a fine paste.You can add water while grinding.Transfer to a bowl.
  • Grind the dal coarsely without adding much of water.Add this to the bowl.
  • Mix well and add salt and asafoetida.
  • Add chopped small onions.Mix well.
  • Check the consistency of the batter. If needed add little water.
  • The batter should be little thick than the dosa batter..
  • Heat a tawa and spread 2 ladles of adai batter.
  • Spread the batter either into a thick adai or into a thin adai as per your choice.
  • Place a hole in the center.
  • Pour Oil around the circle adai and also on the hole in the center.
  • Cook both sides until it becomes crispy and turns into nice golden colour.
  • Enjoy hot with Milagai Podi or Aviyal.

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Method

  • Soak rice and both the dals separately in water for 2 hours.

  • Add the red chili and curry leaves to the rice.This helps to grind the red chili smoothly.

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  • Grind the rice into a fine paste.You can add water while grinding.Transfer to a bowl.
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  • Grind the dal coarsely without adding much of water.Add this to the bowl.
  • Mix well and add salt and asafoetida.
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  • Add chopped small onions.Mix well.
  • Check the consistency of the batter. If needed add little water.
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  • The batter should be little thick than the dosa batter..
  • Heat a tawa and spread 2 ladles of adai batter.
  • Spread the batter either into a thick adai or into a thin adai as per your choice.
  • Place a hole in the center.
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  • Pour oil around the circle adai and also on the hole in the center.
  • Cook both sides until it becomes crispy and turns into nice golden colour.
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  • Enjoy hot with Milagai Podi or Aviyal or jaggery.
  1. Be generous in adding oil to the adai.
  2. Always serve this hot.
  3. You can also add a cup of drumstick leaves to the adai batter.
  4. A cup of grated coconut can be added ,in that case,onions can be omitted.