Adai - 3 Lentil and Rice Savory Pancake

Author Nitya Ramakrishnan

Prep time

10 Min

Cook time

5 Min

Total time

15 Min

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Adai - 3 Lentil and Rice Savory Pancake from South India

An easy dosa-like breakfast option with added protein.

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Ingredients

• ¼ cup Mung Dal (yellow moong split lentil)
• 1/4 cup Urad Dal (split and dehusked black gram lentil)
• 1/4 cup Tur Dal (split pigeon peas)
• 1/4 cup Rice (any variety)
• Salt - to taste
• ½ - 1 tsp Dried Red chilly powder, to taste
• ¼ tsp Asafoetida (hing), to taste

Instructions

1. Wash and soak the dals and rice by 5 am.
2. Rinse and drain the water after 5-6 hours.
3. Grind to a coarse consistency adding a little water with the chili, salt, and hing. Ensure consistency is thicker and coarser than that of dosa batter.
4. Heat the tawa or pan (cast iron pan works best). Grease with oil so the batter does not stick.
5. When the pan is hot, lower to medium flame. Take a ladle full of the adai batter or about ¼ cup of the batter. Pour the batter and gently spread the batter starting from the center and moving outwards like dosa but it should be thicker than dosa.
6. Cook till the base is nicely golden and crisp. The base and edges will leave the pan when it gets cooked.
7. Spread ¼ to ½ teaspoon oil on the edges and center. With the spoon spread the oil on the adai.
8. If you prefer, you can flip the adai and cook the top side for a minute.
9. When the adai has nicely browned from the bottom and the surface looks well cooked, without any specks of undercooked batter, then fold with a spatula and lift it from the pan.
10. Serve with Jain vegan butter and powdered jaggery. Adai can also be served with coconut chutney or sesame chutney.

Notes

The batter can be spread thicker and cooked slowly to get a heavier adai that is crisp.

For a thin crisp dosa, grind the batter finer.

For many Tam Brahms as we are called, the evening meal is never a rice or roti-based meal. It’s always what we call a "tiffin". This qualifies as one. Mom would make it while we all waited our turn impatiently. We ate faster than the tavas could roll out.

Contains: Tree Nuts, Soy (swap out soy with any plant-based milk)

Disclaimer: Some or all allergens may not be listed

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