How to Make Adai
This is a south Indian pancake like dish, normally had on the days one fasts.
[edit] Ingredients
- 1 cup of parboiled rice
- 1 cup of raw rice
- 3/4 cup of tovar dhal (remove about 1 tablespoon from that, fill the rest of the cup with urad dhal, but use the split ones not the whole urad)
- 1/2 cup of channadhal
- 7 to 8 red dried chillies (adjust this according to your taste)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt
- 1/4 teaspoon of asafodetia
- 1/2 cup of grated coconut or 1/2 cups of finely chopped onions or 1/2 cup of drumstick leaves
- curry leaves (for taste)
- oil (to make pancakes)
[edit] Steps
- Soak the dhals and rice for about 3 hours.
- Grind them coarsely in a grinder along with the asafodetia, dry red chillies, and salt. While grinding, do not add water or add a little water if really necessary.
- Add the grated coconut and curry leaves.
- Make pancakes with the dough.
[edit] Tips
- Adai is normally eaten with a blob of Jaggery and Curd ( do not mix them, serve them separately)
- In restaurants, this is served with Avial.
- Vatha Kozambu is a good side dish also.
