Adai

Adai is a type of dosai which is made with lot of lentils. It's texture is coarser than dosai's. It is a very nutritious dish since it has a mixture of various dals. Care must be taken to not use too much oil.

Ingredients:

• Rice - 1 cup
• Urad dal (whole or split) - 1/3 cup
• Toor dal - 1/3 cup
• Channa dal - 1/3 cup
• Green chillies - 3
• Red chillies - 4
• Ginger (optional) - Small amount
• Salt
• Onions finely chopped - 2 - 3 cups
  

Method:

• Clean and soak the rice and dals for about 2 hours.
• Drain the soaked dal and rice and grind them. Add the chillies and ginger to the mixture while grinding.
• Grind them to form a coarse mixture.
• Add the salt and onion to the batter.
  
• Heat the dosa pan. Pour a ladle of the batter and spread it out to form a thick layer. Pour some oil on the side. When the colour of the adai changes slightly turn it around. Cook well on both sides.
• Serve hot with chutney, jaggery or aviyal.