Red Rice Adai – Sigappu Arisi Adai

A very late Happy New Year to all of u. Its been a long time since I disappeared from here. Sorry about that. Hope u all had a good start to the new year. This recipe is about Red Rice Adai. A healthy mix of red rice and lentils. It is a very simple recipe to make. All u need to plan is the soaking time. No fermentation required. Can be used immediately. Adai is a favourite at home. I usually make another dosa/adai variety (batter) handy to cope the busy weekdays along with the Idli/Dosa batter. It also adds a variety to the normal boring dosa!

Now to the recipe..

[Preparation Time-10 mins : Cooking Time- 5 mins : Soaking Time – 2 hours]

Red Rice Adai Ingredients:

• Red Rice – 2 cups
• Chana Dal – 1/2 cup
• Toor Dal – 1/4 cup
• Kollu/Horsegram – 1/4 cup
• Moong Beans – 1/4 cup
• Godhuma Rava/Wheat Rava – 1/4 cup
• Red chillies – 5
• Onion – 2 (finely chopped)
• Oil – to drizzle
• Salt – as needed
• Asafoetida – a generous pinch

Method:

• Take red rice in a separate bowl and the lentils in a different bowl. Wash and soak red rice along with 5 red chillies.

• Wash and soak the lentils separately in a bowl. In a mixer or grinder, add the soaked red rice and start grinding. Let it grind coarsely. Now add the soaked lentils along with the coarsely ground red rice.

• Grind it coarsely with little water. It should not be very smooth. Add required salt and switch off the grinder. Now the batter is ready. Add a generous pinch of asafoetida and finely chopped onions. (Missed to take a pic before mixing the batter) Add little water if needed to adjust the consistency of the batter.

• Heat a tava and pour the batter and spread in circular motion. Drizzle some oil. Flip & cook on both sides until golden brown. This will take a bit more time to cook when compared to the normal dosa.

Thats it! Healthy Red Rice Adai ready.

Serve hot with milagai podi or any chutney of your choice.

Tips:

1. Adai will take a longer time to cook when compared to dosa. So be patient.
2. Adjust red chillies according to your spice levels. U can add red chilli powder too.
3. U can add finely chopped carrot, beans along with onions to make even more healthier.
4. The batter stores well in the refrigerator for 2-3 days without adding the onions. Add onions just while making the adai for the required amount of batter only.

– By Sundari Nathan