Protein and Iron rich Adai recipe

Adai is made of lentils and rice. It is usually prepared for breakfast and is filling and healthier than dosa. I have added a handful of drumstick leaves to increase the nutritional value. So this adai is rich in iron also. It is very simple to prepare and does not need much planning as for dosa. It goes well with avial, chutney, jaggery and butter. You can grind a handful of soaked chick peas/garbanzo beans along with rice if preferred but I did not add. Adai with butter- hmmm heavenly.



Ingredients needed

Raw rice - 1/2 cup
Boiled rice - 1/2 cup
Toor dal - 1/2 cup
Bengal gram/channa dal - 1/4 cup
Urad dal - 1 tbsp
Green chillie -2
Red chillie -3
Salt as required
Oil for making adai. ( sesame seed oil preferable)

Ingredients to add to the batter (pic 2)

Asafoetida -1/4 tsp
Onion -2-3 finely chopped
Coconut -2 tbsp grated
Curry leaves - little
Ginger -1 small bit
Grated carrot -1/2 carrot (optional)
Drumstick leaves -handful (optional)


Method

Soak rice and dal together for 4- 5 hours.

Grind it coarsely along with red chillie, green chillie, ginger and salt. The batter should not be thick nor watery. (pic 1)

Add asafoetida, finely chopped onions, few curry leaves, grated coconut and drumstick leaves to the batter. (pic 3)

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. Let it get cooked. (pic 4)

Then flip it over to the other side and drizzle a tsp of oil around the adai. Let it get cooked. (pic 5)

After both sides are cooked remove from tawa and serve it hot with chutney or butter or jaggery or idly milagai podi. (pic 6)


You will get 6-7 Adais using this measurement. Will meet you all again with a wonderful post, till then it is bye from Padhu