Adai/Adae Dosa – my Breakfast.

 Adai/Adae Dosa – my Breakfast.

Adai Dosa is a variant of Standard Dosa (made with Urad Dal + Rice) and is far more nutritious and has a different flavour and taste. In this we use 4 types of dal along with rice in 1:1 proportion, whereas in standard dosa urad dal and rice are in 1:4-5 proportion. The adai dosa is generally thicker and soft and can be made with various toppings and can be made like masala dosa also. 

Ingredients:
 # 1) One cup of dosa rice or any white rice. 2) One cup Dals consisting of 4 varieties – Urad dal, Toor dal, Chana dal and Moong dal. 3)  Red chillies – 3 to 4.  4) Ginger – about 1 ½ inches. 5) Green chillies* 1-3 as per your wish. 5) Salt as needed.  6) Onion, Green chillis, Tomato etc for toppings or any other.
*Green chillies are not the standard ingredient; but I add it to make it spicier.

Ingredients: Cup of rice, 3-4 red chillies, Ginger, Green Chilli & cup of 4 assorted Dals. 

Method:

Wash and soak rice and dals together in water for about 2 hours or in hot water for shorter time. Grind these two with red and green chillies and ginger to a slightly coarse paste with enough water to make in dosa consistency, flowing easily from the laddle. Add salt as needed and mix well. It is now ready for making dosa. Fermentation overnight is optional.

On a greased dosa tawa make slightly thick dosa, sprinkling some coconut oil. Toppings of various kinds are optional; like finely chopped green chillies with either onion or tomato or both and/or coriander leaves and/ or chopped drumstick leaves. Cook on medium flame with cover; no need to cook both sides. 

             Batter made in the mixie, and optional toppings with green chillies, onon and tomato.

Dosa is now ready to serve hot with any type of chutny like coconut chutney, coriander chutny or idli chilli podi with oil. Melting butter on the hot adai is another option.

 My breakfast of one plain adai, one onion chilli adai, 2 types of chutnies, chutni podi with oil, bowl of fruits- musk melon, last of the mangoes for the season, and 2 yelakki bananas & arrow showing 'Real' fruit juice.

 Time needed: With Adai batter from soaked items ready in about 10 minutes and coking and making the final product another 10-15 minutes, total time needed is about 20-25 minutes.

See my breakfast items with one plain Adai and one with toppings, 2 types of chutnies, bowl of fresh fruits and ‘Real’ Apple juice.

Serves 4 – 6 persons; we can make 8 – 12 dosas depending on the size.