Not yet a member Already a member ? Forgotten password ?
PETITCHEF
 Add your blog-site | Add your recipes | Receive daily menu | Contact us


Rice and Lentil Crepes aka. Adai


By Cardamom And Cloves (Visit website)




It is pretty tough to come up with an English translation for a few dishes!! Was wondering how to call our dear adai in English...Adai is made of rice and lots of lentils ("paruppu") and looks like a crepe so rice and lentil crepes is probably befitting!! Anyways, I have always loved adai. Unlike dosas, this one is sort of reserved for "special" occasions may be because the batter is made fresh everytime. It is pretty filling and two or three of these adais are good enough to satiate the most hungry of eaters. Adai is classically had with avial (recipe to come later) but jaggery is great as an accompaniment. I don't think I have ever had avial with adai, it has to be jaggery for me - always.

Adai requires some planning. So give yourself a 24hrs head start before you can eat this!! Here is how I made it - recipe comes from my mom:

Ingredients:

Rice : 1 cup. Preferably parboiled rice.
Asafoetida : a pinch
Coconut gratings : 2-3 tbsp
Dried red chillies - 4 to 5
A couple of curry leaves or substitute with 1 tsp curry leaves powder
Salt - 1 tsp or according to taste

How to make:
Soak rice in water for at least 3 hours. Also, soak the lentils separately for the same amount of time.Drain the excess water out. In a wet grinder or a blender, grind the rice and the lentils. While grinding, add water little by little. The goal is to get the consistency of a dosa or cake batter. Grind in dried red chillies too.Add asafoetida, salt and grated coconut. Mix well.Now, pour batter on a heated non-stick skillet and spread the batter around the skillet like you would make a dosa (see the bottom of this page to know more). These "adais" taste pretty well with ghee or clarified butter. So, try not to mind the extra calories for a day and enjoy them :)


related searches :



Rate this recipe : Not good   so so   Good   Very good   Excellent !!!  




Imprimer cette page
Send this recipe to a friend
ask a question about this article
share on Facebook


Related recipes

  • Recipe Rice and lentil porridge/ kara pongal
    Rice and lentil porridge/ kara pongal (2 votes)
    other Easy
    20 Minute(s) 15 Minute(s)
    Ingredients :Ingredients: Broken rice : 1 cup Moong Dal : 1 cup Pepper coarsely crushed : 1 Tbsp Salt : 2 tsp Green chillies : 4 chopped fine Fresh ginger sc...
  • Recipe Pesarattu (green lentil crepes) for great breakfast start
    Pesarattu (green lentil crepes) for great breakfast start
    Main Dish Easy
    10 Minute(s) 15 Minute(s)
    Ingredients :2 cups skin-on, whole Green lentils (sabut moong dal) 1 cup White Rice 1 green chile, optional 2 tsp coriander leaves 1 tsp grated ginger 1 tsp cumin ...