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Adai / Lentil Crepes



I ate Adai a couple of months back at one of our Tamilian friends place. I was surprised that I had not eaten this before, in fact, I was not aware of this dish. mmm.. Well, as they say, better late than never.  :) But still, I did not try it soon enough. And last day, as I spoke with my mom, she said that she made Adai. I was like, " Oh mommy, I also wanted to make this.. ". Thanks to mum for reminding me :) Love her.. So there it goes. I tried the recipe today and Oh my, it turned out great. We loved it and had lots of them :) Here is the recipe for you friends.. 


Ingredients


Step 1
  • Raw rice / Idli rice - 1/2 C
  • Salt - to taste
  • Oil - 1/2 C
  • Boiled rice - 1/2 C
  • Toor dal - 1/2 C
  • Bengal gram / Chana dal - 1/4 C
  • Urad dal - 1/4 C
  • Green chilli -2
  • Red chilli -3


Step 2
  • Asafoetida -1/4 t
  • Onion, finely chopped - 2 
  • Coconut, grated - 2 T
  • Curry leaves - a few
  • Cilantro leaves - a few
  • Ginger -1'' small bit
  • Drumstick leaves - a handful (optional)



Method
  • Soak rice and dal for 5 hours.
  • Grind rice and dal adding red chilli, green chilli, ginger and salt. 
  • Make sure that the batter is not too thick or too watery. 
  • Add asafoetida, onions, curry leaves, cilantro, coconut and drumstick leaves to the batter.
  • Mix the batter very well.
  • Meanwhile, heat a non stick tawa on medium high.
  • Pour a ladle of batter on to the tawa and spread it in circular motion. 
  • Add a teaspoon of oil around the adai. 
  • Allow it to cook until the ends start loosening.
  • Flip the adai and allow to cook for 2 minutes. 
  • Once both the sides are cooked, remove adai from the tawa.
  • Serve yummy adai with chutney or milaga podi. 
Notes
I did not get drumstick leaves - this is optional


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  1. divyaNovember 20, 2011 at 5:23 PM

    Woww wat a catchy and healthy dosa, amazing!

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  2. Hamaree RasoiNovember 20, 2011 at 5:27 PM

    Adai looks so delicious and inviting.Awesome preparation.

    Deepa
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  3. TinaNovember 20, 2011 at 7:22 PM

    Healthy dosa..yummy.

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  4. DeekshaNovember 20, 2011 at 7:50 PM

    Crispy and yummy pancake.

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  5. VardhiniNovember 20, 2011 at 9:19 PM

    Adai looks yummy and love the background too :)

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  6. RevaNovember 21, 2011 at 1:12 AM

    Adai looks yummy... truly a very healthy filling crepe...:)
    Reva

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  7. Kaveri VenkateshNovember 21, 2011 at 2:05 AM

    You must try adai with avial, its a heavenly combo...Love this a lot

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  8. Prathima RaoNovember 21, 2011 at 2:38 AM

    love adai..We never add onione though..Seems like a nice addition..Bookmarking this!!
    Prathima Rao
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  9. Jayanthy KumaranNovember 21, 2011 at 3:04 AM

    wow...excellent photography...adai sounds scrumptiously tasty..
    Tasty Appetite

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  10. Priya SureshNovember 21, 2011 at 5:13 AM

    Healthy and protein packed adai..

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  11. Malar GandhiNovember 21, 2011 at 5:31 AM

    Beautiful clicks, love your garden...plus adai too:)

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  12. Sangeetha MNovember 21, 2011 at 11:57 AM

    love this nutritious adai and your garden :) nice presentation and clicks!!!

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  13. Gayathri Ramdas SreekanthNovember 21, 2011 at 1:14 PM

    Nice one girlie..you won't believe it..my MIL just made this last week and I loved it..so easy also na..just soak and grind..no fermentation nothing..I liked the addition of muringela..Mom also added dry green gram..

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  14. VidhyaNovember 21, 2011 at 7:44 PM

    Adai looks so perfect,it doesn't look like this is your first try.

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  15. Shanthi KrishnakumarNovember 21, 2011 at 7:53 PM

    This looks extremely awesome and would love to have it.

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  16. Vineetha SushNovember 22, 2011 at 1:04 AM

    Delicous..would love to taste that one :)

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  17. Rinku NaveenNovember 24, 2011 at 9:58 AM

    That looks yumm Gopika. Have heard of it but never tried. Will surely give it a try. It is so healthy for kids who are fussy.

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