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ADAI (LENTIL & RICE DOSA)

May 7, 2015 By ashavenugopal Leave a Comment

There are so many south Indian breakfast options, that one can go for weeks without repeating. Adai (or Ada) is one of the many types of dosas that can be had for breakfast or dinner. If you are a south Indian, you will definitely have your own version of this recipe. Adai is a protein rich meal. I have used assorted lentils and rice in equal proportions. Adai


Adai (Lentil & Rice Dosa)
 
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Prep time
10 mins
Cook time
5 mins
Total time
15 mins
 
Author: Asha
Recipe type: Breakfast
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 2-3
Ingredients
  • Raw rice, 1 cup
  • Split Pigeon Peas (Tuvar dal), ½ cup
  • Split Green Gram (Moong dal), ¼ cup
  • Bengal Gram, ¼ cup
  • Red chillies, 5-6*
  • Finely chopped onions, 1
  • Water
  • Salt to taste
  • Oil to make the dosas
  • Mustard seeds, 1 tsp
  • Asafetida, ¼ tsp
  • Curry leaves, 10
  • Oil, 1 tbspn
Instructions
  1. For the Batter, wash and clean the rice and lentils separately.
  2. Soak the rice for 6-8 hours and the lentils & red chillies for 3-4 hours.
  3. Grind the rice finely in a mixer with very little water (about ¼ cup or lesser).
  4. Once its ground finely, add the lentils, red chillies & salt and pulse it a few times till the lentils are coarsely ground.
  5. Transfer to a container and add water to give it a cake batter like consistency.
  6. Heat oil in a small pan.
  7. Add the mustard seeds, once it pops add the asafetida & curry leaves and pour this on to the dosa batter and mix well.
  8. Now add the chopped onions to the dosa batter.
  9. To make the Dosas, heat a flat pan.
  10. Spread oil across the pan. Pour a ladle full of batter on the hot pan and spread it in a circular motion.
  11. Pour ½ tsp oil on the sides of the dosa.
  12. Cook till its brown in colour.
  13. Flip it over and cook the other side.
  14. Transfer to a plate and serve hot with chutney!
Notes
The number of red chillies can be increased/decreased to suit individual palette.
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