Adai - Mixed Lentils Pan Cake and Carrot chutney

Adai is a spicy dosa made with grinded mixed

lentils.. This lentil dosa is not so frequent at our

place since Appa does not like this..I got this

recipe from my old cook book..

Ingredients

Urad dal - 1 cup

Moong dal ( yellow ) - 1 cup

Bengal Gram dal - 1 cup

Rice - 1/2 cup

Hing - 1/4 tsp

Green chillies - 3

Coriander and curry leaves - chopped

Salt to taste

Method

• Soak all the dals and rice together for 3 hrs.
• Grind it to a coarse batter with salt and hing.
• The original recipe calls for adding chopped green chillies , coriander and curry leaves.
• I girnd it together with the dal since the kids don't like munch .
• Heat a tawa . Take ladle ful of batter and pour into the center of the tawa.
• Then spread into a round shape.
• Add oil or ghee.When one side is cooked flip the adai . Allow it to cook.
• Serve with any side dish.

Carrot chutney

Ingredients

Carrots shredded - 1 cup

Onions - chopped 1

Coconut - 3 tblsp

Green chillies - 3

Ginger - 1 ' piece

Garlic - 1 pod

Salt

Turmeric - 1/4 tsp

Oil

Mustard and urad dal - 1 tsp

Curry leaves chopped - 1 tblsp

Method

• Heat 1/2 tsp in a kadai. Add shredded carrots and saute well.
• Then add onions , coconut , chillies , ginger , garlic and turmeric .Saute well till no moisture.
• Allow it to cool down and grind it to a smooth paste.
• Heat 1/2 tsp oil in a small pan.Add mustard and urad dal .
• Once it splutters add curry leaves and add to the chutney.

And this is off to Srivalli's My Legume Affair started by Susan. and to Ramya's Chutney/ Dip Mania. Have a grt weekend!!!