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Karthigai Milagu Adai

Milagu Adai is a tasty, spicy tiffin made by grinding rice flour & dal to batter and cooked like uttappam. Milagu Adai is commonly made for Karthigai festival and relished as a mild tiffin for tea time. Milagu Adai Recipe is explained in this post with step by step pictures.
Prep Time2 hours
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time2 hours 20 minutes
Servings8 adais
AuthorSharmilee J

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup parboiled rice idli rice
  • 1/4 cup raw rice
  • 1/4 cup urad dal
  • 1 tablespoon toor dal
  • 1 tablespoon chana dal
  • 1.5 teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 tablespoon coconut
  • few curry leaves torn roughly
  • salt to taste
  • oil as required

Instructions

  • First soak rice with all other dals together in water for 2 to 3 hours, Set aside.
  • Meanwhile, grind pepper coarsely using hand mortar and pestle. After 2 hours grind the rice dal mixture to a coarse paste, sprinkle water little by little.
  • Transfer to mixing bowl and add coconut, curry leaves, salt, pepper mix well with little water. The consistency should be slightly thicker than dosa batter.
  • Finally, heat a dosa - then take a laddle full of batter and pour it on the tawa , do not spread let it spread by itself.
  • Drizzle oil, cook for a minute then flip to other side for cooking and cook till golden brown and the ends start turning crisp. Similarly repeat to finish the batter. Karthigai milagai adai ready!
  • Serve Karthigai Milagu Adai hot with butter / jaggery!

Notes

  • Use freshly ground pepper powder which gives best flavour.
  • Soaking for 2 hours minimum is must for making this adai.
  • Make thin or thick adais as per your preference.
  • Use gingelly oil or ghee for cooking the adai's.
Nutrition Facts
Karthigai Milagu Adai
Amount Per Serving (40 g)
Calories 107 Calories from Fat 9
% Daily Value*
Fat 1g2%
Saturated Fat 0.5g3%
Trans Fat 0.003g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.2g
Monounsaturated Fat 0.5g
Sodium 245mg11%
Potassium 29mg1%
Carbohydrates 20g7%
Fiber 3g13%
Sugar 0.2g0%
Protein 4g8%
Vitamin A 50IU1%
Vitamin C 25mg30%
Calcium 20mg2%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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