Adai Dosas

Name: Adai Dosas
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 5-6 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1/2 cup Dosa Rice; 1/2 cup Bengal Gram or Chana Daal; 1/4 cup Black Gram or Urad Daal; 1/4 cup Pigeon Pea Lentils or Toor Daal; 2 dry Red Chillies; 1 small piece Ginger; 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds; 1 pinch Asafoetida or Hing; 1 sprig Curry Leaves; 1/2 tsp Salt; 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder; 1/2 cup Oil (for making Dosas)

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Dosas made super healthy with the use of Lentils. Adai is served on special occasions especially in Thanjavur region of Tamil Nadu state in India. Visually similar to it's cousin Dosa, Adai is a thicker, crisper and a more nutritious one due to the presence of Lentils, Grains and spices. Basically it is a non fermented version. The prominent difference between the two is the use of more of Lentils and less of Rice unlike Dosa where Rice is in larger quantity. Adai is actually more of Lentils.
Not only that, it is quite different from even Pesarattu which is one more South speciality in which Green Gram alone is used and not a mix of different Lentils like in Adai.
Adai is a Protein rich and nutrient dense Lentil Crepe from Tamil Nadu cuisine. As the batter is thicker, it is evenly cooked on both the sides. It is usually served with Jaggery, Ghee, Chutney or Avial. It is the best Breakfast option on any day as it offers a lot of health benefits.

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ZMA @zesty5

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Ingredients

25-30 minutes

5-6 servings

1/2 cupDosa Rice
1/2 cupBengal Gram or Chana Daal
1/4 cupBlack Gram or Urad Daal
1/4 cupPigeon Pea Lentils or Toor Daal
2dry Red Chillies
1small piece Ginger
1/2 tspCumin seeds
1 pinchAsafoetida or Hing
1 sprigCurry Leaves
1/2 tspSalt
1/4 tspTurmeric powder
1/2 cupOil (for making Dosas)

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Steps

25-30 minutes

1

Soak all the lentils and rice for about 4-5 hours or overnight. Grind them all to a flowing consistency batter just like that of a regular dosa batter using all the ingredients mentioned.
2

Leave it aside for an hour. Heat a heavy iron griddle or a nonstick dosa pan. Pour a ladleful of the batter onto it. Spread uniformly and smear it with oil on top. Also, drizzle oil on the sides too. Make all in the same way. Ghee or clarified butter can also be used for a healthy flavourful dosa.
3

Crispy and healthy super dosas are ready for breakfast in no time. There is no need to ferment this batter. But it is highly recommended by me to keep it aside for an hour or two. However it is optional. You can proceed with the making of them right away.
4

Serve them hot with onion tomato chutney. Or any other chutney or aloo masala as well as per one's own liking. Enjoy! Yum!

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ZMA @zesty5

on November 03, 2024 01:48

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