Adai recipe with video.
Adai- Adai is a popular dosa in the South Indian cuisine made using rice and lentils.
Adai, however is made slightly thicker and is made using a coarsely ground rice and lentils batter. Unlike dosa, you do not have to ferment the Adai batter. Adai is usually made in many Tamil Brahmin households during Karthikai Deepam. This dish always brings back fond memories of my grandmother who used to make delicious Adais and we used to savour them with jaggery. Adai also pairs well with Avial or coconut chutney. I usually add generous amounts of finely chopped shallots (small onions) while making adais as it enhances the taste. Moving on to my grandmother’s recipe of Adai.
Adai- Adai is a popular dosa in the South Indian cuisine made using rice and lentils.
Adai, however is made slightly thicker and is made using a coarsely ground rice and lentils batter. Unlike dosa, you do not have to ferment the Adai batter. Adai is usually made in many Tamil Brahmin households during Karthikai Deepam. This dish always brings back fond memories of my grandmother who used to make delicious Adais and we used to savour them with jaggery. Adai also pairs well with Avial or coconut chutney. I usually add generous amounts of finely chopped shallots (small onions) while making adais as it enhances the taste. Moving on to my grandmother’s recipe of Adai.
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Adai recipe
Recipe Cuisine: Indian| Recipe Category: Breakfast | Dinner
Prep Time: 10 mins + 2hrs | Cook time: 7 mins | serves: 4 | Author: Jeyashri
Adai is a variety of dosa ,but it is made little thicker than dosa and it includes the addition of variety of dal also.
Prep Time: 10 mins + 2hrs | Cook time: 7 mins | serves: 4 | Author: Jeyashri
Adai is a variety of dosa ,but it is made little thicker than dosa and it includes the addition of variety of dal also.
Idli rice 1 cup
Toor dal 1/2 cup
Channa dal 1/2 cup
Red chili 6-8
Curry leaves few
Asafoetida 1/4 tsp
Salt as needed
Small onions 1 cup (sliced)
Oil 3 tsp per adai
Method:
- Soak rice and both the dals separately in water for 2 hours.
- Add the red chili and curry leaves to the rice.This helps to grind the red chili smoothly.
- Grind the rice into a fine paste.You can add water while grinding.Transfer to a bowl.
- Grind the dal coarsely without adding much of water.Add this to the bowl.
- Mix well and add salt and asafoetida.
- Add chopped small onions.Mix well.
- Check the consistency of the batter. If needed add little water.
- The batter should be little thick than the dosa batter..
- Heat a tawa and spread 2 ladles of adai batter.
- Spread the batter either into a thick adai or into a thin adai as per your choice.
- Place a hole in the center.
- Pour Oil around the circle adai and also on the hole in the center.
- Cook both sides until it becomes crispy and turns into nice golden colour.
- Enjoy hot with Milagai Podi or Aviyal.
Video of how to make adai
Method
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- Soak rice and both the dals separately in water for 2 hours.
- Add the red chili and curry leaves to the rice.This helps to grind the red chili smoothly.
- Grind the rice into a fine paste.You can add water while grinding.Transfer to a bowl.
- Grind the dal coarsely without adding much of water.Add this to the bowl.
- Mix well and add salt and asafoetida.
- Add chopped small onions.Mix well.
- Check the consistency of the batter. If needed add little water.
- The batter should be little thick than the dosa batter..
- Heat a tawa and spread 2 ladles of adai batter.
- Spread the batter either into a thick adai or into a thin adai as per your choice.
- Place a hole in the center.
- Pour oil around the circle adai and also on the hole in the center.
- Cook both sides until it becomes crispy and turns into nice golden colour.
- Enjoy hot with Milagai Podi or Aviyal or jaggery.
Notes:
- Be generous in adding oil to the adai.
- Always serve this hot.
- You can also add a cup of drumstick leaves to the adai batter.
- A cup of grated coconut can be added ,in that case,onions can be omitted.
kanna pinna crisp jayashri… tempting pa..
Thanks a lot srividhya,thats super quick indeed
Lovely adai and superb clicks.
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kara kara moru moru adai. NIce and crispy. tempting
nice recipe …love to try this..looks so perfect and delicious..
U give me this adai night and day…I can have it without complaining like it soo much…:) Has come out soo good
Whoa! That looks so crisp! Delicious adai!
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We made this sterday. We made it a bit different by adding urad dal. Urs is looking too good. I love its color .perfect !!
Perfect and crispy adai!
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My MIL makes this often and I just love them with a simple coconut chutney…
wow the upper crust is tempting me to have it right now !! delicious adai
Deepa
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Crispy yummy adai…looks delicious…
Wow… super-crispy adais… just makes me drool and reminds me that I havent done adais for a long time now.. Want to try soon… Would love to have with jaggery/sugar.. so good.. making a hole in a middle is new to me though..
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very nice adai….eye appealing…
very nice adai….
adai looks yummy! I make it in a different way.I will add all the lentils available at home and very little rice.;)
My hubby loves the adai-aviyal combination.
WOW… This is my all time fav… Looking so good. YUM!
I love adai , usually use some coconut too . Your version sounds yum too
That looks so crisp! Delicious adai!
Looks crisp n yummy…protein packed food
Wow,my favorite,just like sharmi have told,I can live with it,provided my stomach co operates with me 😉 hehe
The last pic shows in detail how yummy your adai is 🙂
Looks so crispy n perfect ….I love with jaggery too …so tempting dear ..
looks perfect and crispy dear…
nice clicks 🙂
I am really tempted to have a plate of this…Nice picture and eating with jaggery is very new to me
I've been meaning to make this for so long now! looks yum
Love adais with spicy coocnut chutney,looks super crispy..
yummy adai with crispy corners…
Healthy & crispy!!! We never add onions to it…Bet it makes these delicious adais all the more tasty!!
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Adai looks so crispy and yummy!!!
crispy adai……….feels like grabbing it….
Its been long time i had this,u r tempting me…luks too gud.
My fav ever..love it all time, I can eat this all day long..
Ohh wow, your adai looks mouthwatering! I'd love to have a piece with a cuppa…NOW!
Very nice recipe dear. My fav too…
Perfectly made crisp adai…my MIL makes wonderful and crisp adai with hole in between and pours ghee in there…too many calories but I really like it.
Love this, though it's been a long time since I made…
What a coincidence.. today's dnner is methi leaves adai 🙂 I love how crispy yours looks. I'll try your method of grinding the rice first and then dhal the next time i make.
I never heard of this .. But i love dosa, so I am sure i will enjoy this..
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Love the varieties of adais, ur recipe is surely a hit 😛 lovely pictorial presentation!hope to see u more often
Lovely Recipe Jaishree looks so delicious and crispy …I surely missed ur delicious posts:)
Looks irresistible .I love it with butter
Wonderful adai, looks crisp and yum!
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Crispy and tasty adai. We all love this. adai with jaggery and butter Yum!!! lovley clicks.
cripsy and delicious looking adais
Love the addition of shallots. looks delicious and sounds great with jaggery.
Nice crispy adai….i love it with avial…
i love adai
it s looks yummy,it goes best with jaggery….
Adai looks great. You can add also grated carrot, cabbage to the dough. My mom even add chou chou to it. yummy way to get the kids to eat their veggies.
Hi Jeyashri, I am new to your website. My Adai recipe is little with raw rice, chana dal & tuvar dal in equal proportions and soak them together and do a coarse grinding. Rest all same like adding shallots, etc. I also make Adai by adding a bunch of Methi leaves(Just cut them and no grinding PLEASE) and shallots of course. Ithu try panni paarungo…OORE(City) MANAKKUM…TRUST ME. NEXT TIME ONWARDS YOU WILL SAY GOODBYE TO MURUNGA KEERA ADAI.
Hi. I tried this proportion yesterday and it came out perfect. The colour taste and texture all were good. Thanks for sharing your grandma‘s recipe. (:
Hey superb recipe
Its simply superb
Looks very tempting.. Adai being a litle heavy, i wish to have them in the morning. Is it fine if i prepare the batter the previous night, refrigerete & use it the next morning to make adai ? Will adais turn out crispy?
Yes you cn do it. It will turn out crispy
Good explanation
Thanks for the recipe