Adai I


 * 1. Soak rice for 4 hours & the lentils for 2 hours.

2. Grind the mixture into a thick paste. This batter needs to be fermented for 4-6 hours & refrigerated overnight. Herbs & spices like coriander, ginger, pepper / red chilli & cumin seeds can be added during grinding for additional taste.

3. Add salt according to taste & pour the batter into a thin pancake over a hot griddle. Cook till the top side appears spongy. Turn the pancake & cook till golden brown. ( total griddling time will be for about 2 minutes).Use olive oil to moisten the griddle plate & enjoy the delicious healthy breakfast

4. Variation: You can choose to flavor the batter with onion/ ginger/ fresh herbs as per taste. Most popular Indian breakfast items are a combination of cereals & pulses. This combination provides carbohydrates & protein; both of which are important at the start of the day. To top this, these breakfast items are fermented too. Fermentation coverts carbohydrates & sugar into beneficial acids, thereby increasing the nutritive value of these breakfast items100 gms of split red gram dal (toor dal)
 * 150 gms of split green gram dal (moong dal)
 * 100 gms of Bengal gram dal (channa dal)
 * 50 gms of urad dal (black gram dal)
 * 400 gms of brown rice (brown rice is a much better source of unrefined carbs than polished rice)



Prep Time: 30 minutes, Fermentation ( 4 Hours)

Cook time: 2 minutes

Serves: 4 Adults