Adai

Adai is a protein rich South Indian breakfast dish. It is a dosa (pancake) made with rice, dal and spices. The ratio of rice to dal varies in different versions. You can tweak it slightly to modify your dietary requirements. It is very healthy and tastes delicious when eaten with Avial (vegetable stew).  

Ingredients :

for soaking & grinding:

1 cup raw rice

1 cup parboiled rice (idli rice)

1/2 cup toor dal

1/3 cup channa dal

2 tablespoons urad dal

for grinding:

2 red chillies

2 green chillies

1 cup grated coconut

15 to 20 curry leaves

a small bunch of coriander leaves 

for dosa garnish:

1 cup finely chopped onions

a small bunch of finely chopped mint and coriander leaves 

Method:

Wash the rice and dals thoroughly and soak them separately for a minimum of 3 hours. After soaking, drain the excess water. 

Grind coconut, red chillies, green chillies, ginger, corainder leaves, curry leaves and rock salt to a paste. 

Add the soaked dal and rice. Grind to a coarse paste. The batter should be slightly thicker than your regular dosa batter.

Add finely chopped onions and coriander leaves to the batter and mix well.

Prepare adai dosa on hot dosa tava using little oil.

Serve with avial, jaggery or any chutney of your choice.