Adai Recipe | How to make Adai Dosa
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5.0
63 reviews
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Prep Time
2 hrs 10 mins
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Cook Time
10 mins
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Total Time
2 hrs 40 mins
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Servings
4
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Calories
298 kcal
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Course
Main Course, Breakfast, Snacks
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Cuisine
Indian
Adai Recipe | How to make Adai Dosa
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Adai or Adai Dosa are a delicious protein rich, rice and lentils crepes from the South Indian cuisine. Adai recipe is made by soaking rice and lentils which are then ground to a semi-coarse batter. Adai batter is not fermented.
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Ingredients
For soaking
- ½ cup regular rice or idli rice or parboiled rice
- ¼ cup chana dal (split and husked bengal gram)
- ¼ cup urad dal (split and husked black gram)
- ¼ cup tuvar dal (tur dal, arhar dal, pigeon pea lentils)
- 2 dry red chilies - byadagi or kashmiri, seeds removed
- 1.5 cups water - for soaking
More ingredients
- 1.5 teaspoons chopped ginger
- 1 generous pinch asafoetida (hing)
- 1 chopped green chili - optional
- ½ teaspoon cumin seeds - optional
- ⅔ to ¾ cup water - for grinding or add as required
- ⅓ cup onions (finely chopped) or finely chopped or pearl onions or shallots
- 2 teaspoons curry leaves (chopped finely) or or 8 to 10 curry leaves, chopped
- ¼ cup Coriander leaves (chopped)
- ¼ cups grated coconut - optional
- salt as required
- oil as required
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Instructions
Soaking rice and lentils
- Rinse and then soak regular rice or idli rice, chana dal, urad dal and tuvar dal and dry red chilies (byadagi or kashmiri) in 1.5 cups water for 2 to 3 hours. You can also keep overnight.
Making adai batter
- Later drain all the water and add the rice, lentils and red chilies in a grinder jar.
- Also add chopped ginger and hing. At this step you can also add 1 green chili and ½ teaspoon cumin seeds.
- Add ⅔ to ¾ cup water and grind to a semi coarse medium-thick batter. Do not make the batter fine.
- Take all the batter in a mixing bowl. Cover and keep aside for minimum 20 minutes or till 1 to 2 hours.
- Now add finely chopped onions (or pearl onions or shallots), chopped coriander leaves and chopped curry leave. You can also add grated coconut.
- Add salt as required. Mix very well.
Making adai
- Heat a cast iron skillet or tawa and spread a bit of oil on it.
- Take a ladle full of the batter and pour the batter on tawa. quickly spread the batter to a round circle.
- With a back of a spoon make a small dent or hole in the center. This helps in cooking the adai evenly.
- Drizzle some oil in the center as well as on the sides.
- Cook on medium-low to medium heat till the adai is crisp and golden. Then flip them. You can also cover it with a lid and then cook.
- Cook the adai on the second side till it is cooked well and has golden brown spots. Flip and then serve. Make adai in batches this way.
- You can serve protein-rich adai with some white butter, jaggery, idli-dosa podi or avial. You can also pair it with coconut chutney or tomato chutney or tomato-onion chutney.
Notes
- Feel free to subtract any of the add-ins to the batter like onions, green chillies, spices and herbs etc if these are not available to you.
- You can also ferment the batter for 3 to 4 hours or as needed. Just take care that the batter does not become too sour.
- Do not omit any of the lentils or even rice from the recipe, as the flavor and texture will change.
- Scale the recipe to make a smaller batch or for more servings.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
298kcal
(15%)
Carbohydrates
38g
(13%)
Protein
8g
(16%)
Fat
13g
(20%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
9g
Sodium
340mg
(14%)
Potassium
123mg
(4%)
Fiber
8g
(32%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
325IU
(7%)
Vitamin B1 (Thiamine)
0.04mg
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)
0.03mg
Vitamin B3 (Niacin)
57mg
Vitamin B6
0.1mg
Vitamin C
102mg
(113%)
Vitamin E
4mg
Vitamin K
4µg
Calcium
72mg
(7%)
Vitamin B9 (Folate)
597µg
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Magnesium
18mg
Phosphorus
53mg
Zinc
0.5mg
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 298 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 298kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 38g | 13% |
| Protein | 8g | 16% |
| Fat | 13g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Sodium | 340mg | 14% |
| Potassium | 123mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 8g | 32% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 325IU | 7% |
| Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) | 0.04mg | |
| Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) | 0.03mg | |
| Vitamin B3 (Niacin) | 57mg | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.1mg | |
| Vitamin C | 102mg | 113% |
| Vitamin E | 4mg | |
| Vitamin K | 4µg | |
| Calcium | 72mg | 7% |
| Vitamin B9 (Folate) | 597µg | |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
| Magnesium | 18mg | 5% |
| Phosphorus | 53mg | |
| Zinc | 0.5mg |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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