Adai Recipe | Adai Dosa
Adai is a traditional & popular South Indian crepe made using a combination of dals, rice & chillies. Adai is a tasty alternate to idli & dosa and is commonly relished with avial, coconut chutney & jaggery. Adai Recipe is explained in this post with step by step pictures and video.
Servings6 adai
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup raw rice
- 3/4 cup idli rice
- 1/4 cup urad dal
- 1/4 cup toor dal
- 1/4 cup chana dal
- 2 tablespoon moong dal
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
- a generous pinch hing
- 1 and 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds
- 6 nos red chillies
- 3/4 cup big onion chopped finely
- 1/4 cup garlic chopped finely
- 2 tablespoon curry leaves
- 2 tablespoon coriander leaves chopped finely
- oil as needed
- salt to taste
Instructions
- To a mixing bowl add 3/4 cup raw rice. 3/4 cup idli rice, 1/4 cup chana dal, 1/4 cup toor dal, 2 tablespoon moong dal and 1/4 cup urad dal.
- Soak in water till immersing level for 3 hrs atleast minimum.
- Keep covered and undisturbed.
- After 3 hours rice and dal must have been soaked well.
- Now rinse it well atleast twice then drain water completely.
- Add it to a mixer jar along with 1.5 teaspoon fennel seeds and 6 red chillies, 1/2 teaspoon ginger along with required salt.
- Add water little by little to grind.
- Grind it to a thick slightly coarse batter. It should be flowing but thick kind of idli batter consistency. Also you should feel the rice and dal while touching the batter it should be slightly coarse.
- Transfer batter to the mixing bowl, rinse mixer with 1/2 cup water and add it.
- Mix this well first.
- Add 3/4 cup onion, 1/4 cup garlic, 2 tablespoon curry leaves, 2 tablespoon coriander leaves, 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder and required salt. We have already added salt while grinding so add accordingly.
- Mix it well. Adai batter is ready.
- Heat dosa tawa - pour 2 laddles and spread it slightly thick.
- You can either cook covered or cook it open itself. Drizzle oil generously.
- Once the edges start to turn golden and the top looks cooked, you can flip over.
- Flip over to cook other side.
- Slightly press it with a laddle.
- Once both the sides are cooked turn over and remove.
- To make Adai Dosa : Heat dosa tawa pour 2 laddles of batter and spread it slightly thin like shown.
- Spread it slightly thin.
- Drizzle oil and cook until it turns golden.
- Flip over and press slightly cook for 2 mins.
- Flip over fold and serve!
Video
Notes
- If you want a more spicy version add 2 more red chillies while grinding.
- Grind it coarsely not too smooth. Once the batter is ready you can make your adais right away. We usually grind it noon to make it for dinner and keep the extra remaining batter till next day morning(keeping it refrigerated)
- You can also spread the batter even more thicker. We prefer this way to get crispy dosa style adais.
- You can also include a small piece of ginger while grinding.
Nutrition Facts
Adai Recipe | Adai Dosa
Amount Per Serving (50 g)
Calories 345
Calories from Fat 27
% Daily Value*
Fat 3g5%
Saturated Fat 0.3g2%
Trans Fat 0.01g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 1g
Sodium 335mg15%
Potassium 136mg4%
Carbohydrates 69g23%
Fiber 7g29%
Sugar 2g2%
Protein 11g22%
Vitamin A 24IU0%
Vitamin C 4mg5%
Calcium 54mg5%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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