Adai Dosa

Adai dosa is considered to be the most nutritious among all dosas as it has the goodness of lentils along with rice. Lentils are a good source of protein and dietary fiber. Adai is a delicacy of tamilnadu and I had it first time at Adayar Ananda Bhavan(A2B). I had no clue of what goes in to that dish, until I visited my friends place and got the recipe from her cook. This is a healthy dosa for kids too, and I am so happy that my little one loved it.

So, here is the recipe...

Ingredients:

Idly rice - 1 cup
Urad dal - 1/4 cup
Chana dal - 1/4 cup
Toor dal - 1/4 cup
Green gram/moong - 1/4 cup
Fenugreek seeds - 1/2 tsp

Shredded coconut - 1/2 cup
Green chillies - 3 or 4
Ginger - 1 inch peice
Jeera/Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Salt
Water

Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp or more (optional)
Onion - 1, finely chopped
Chopped coriander - a handful
Oil

Preparation:

1. Wash and clean the idly rice and the 4 dals and soak in water along with ,fenugreek seeds for a minimum of 4 hours. If you are planning to make it for breakfast, soak overnight.
2. Add coconut, green chillies, ginger, cumin,salt and enough water to the soaked ingredients and grind it to a smooth batter. The consistency is almost same as the regular dosa batter.
3. Add chopped onion, coriander leaves, pepper powder and keep aside for 10-15 mins. You may prepare chutney in the meantime.
4. Heat the dosa tava and grease it with a little oil. Pour a ladle full of batter and spread it with the back of the ladle to a form a circle. Cover with a lid and cook on medium-low flame till cooked. Drizzle few drops of oil and flip to the other side and cook for a few more seconds. Transfer to a plate.

Serve hot with chutney. The chutney in the picture above is Onion Chutney. You may also serve it with Tomato Chutney.

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