Adai (Savory Indian Pancakes)

Adai is a traditional South Indian pancake made with a combination of lentils and rice. It is a popular breakfast dish in Tamil Nadu and is often served with coconut chutney and sambar.

This is vegan and gluten free recipe. Dish can be prepared in 30 minutes. Recipe requires some culinary experience (medium difficulty). Number of ingredients: 11.

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Adai (Savory Indian Pancakes)

Cooking Method: Frying Cuisine: Indian Courses: Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch, Main Dish Recipe Keys: Gluten Free Vegan

Difficulty: Intermediate Prep Time 10 min Cook Time 20 min Total Time 30 mins

Servings: 4 Calories: 1000

Best Season: Suitable throughout the year

Ingredients

Servings

• 1 cup Rice
• ¹⁄₂ cup Toor dal (Split Pigeon Peas)
• ¹⁄₄ cup Chana dal (Split Bengal Gram)
• ¹⁄₄ cup Urad dal (Split Black Gram)
• 2 piece Red chili
• 1 sprig Curry leaves
• 1 inch Ginger
• ¹⁄₄ teaspoon Asafoetida (Hing)
• ¹⁄₂ teaspoon Salt
• 1 cup Water
• 2 tablespoon Oil

Instructions

1. Soak rice, toor dal, chana dal, and urad dal in water for 2-3 hours.
2. Drain the water and grind the soaked ingredients along with red chili, curry leaves, ginger, asafoetida, and salt to a coarse batter.
3. Add water if required to adjust the consistency.
4. Heat a non-stick pan and spread a ladleful of the batter to form a pancake.
5. Drizzle oil around the edges and cook until the bottom side turns golden brown.
6. Flip the pancake and cook the other side until golden brown.
7. Repeat the process for the remaining batter.
8. Serve hot with coconut chutney or sambar.

Nutrition Facts

Servings 4

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Amount Per Serving

Calories 250kcal

% Daily Value *

Total Fat 10g16%

Total Carbohydrate 30g10%

Sugars 2g

Protein 8g16%

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* The Percentage Daily Values are calculated from a 2,000 calorie diet. Your specific daily value may vary, depending on your individual calorie requirements.