ADAI

Ingredients:---

Rice -1 cup (ordinary),
Urad dal (split black gram dal) - 1/2 cup,
Chana dal (Bengal gram) - 1/2 cup,
Arhar dal (toor dal) - 1/2 cup,
Fresh Coconut - 1/2 cup (grated),
Dry red chillies - 4-5,
Aniseed (saunf) -2 tsp,
Curry leaves - 3 tsp (chopped),
Hing (asafoetida powder) - 1 tsp,
Onion - 1 (finely chopped),
Salt to taste,

Method

1. Soak rice for 1/2 an hour only. Soak dals together for half an hour.
2. Grind rice, coconut, red chilli & saunf to a fine paste. Remove from the grinder to a pan.
3. Grind the dals with a little water to a coarse paste. Mix with the rice paste in the pan. The batter should be of medium pouring consistency. Add water if necessary.
4. Add hing powder, salt, curry leaves & onion. Mix well.
5. Heat a non-stick tawa. Put 1 tsp oil. Rub the tawa nicely with cloth.
6. Remove the tawa from fire. Pour 1 karachi batter and spread it quickly with the back of the karachi. Do not spread it thin.
7. Put 11/2 tsp of oil upon the adai.
8. Turn to cook the other side.
9. When it turns brown, remove from tawa.
10. Serve hot with coconut chutney.