Adai Avial

ADAI AVIAL is a very famous and traditional South Indian tiffin variety.
Adai is a dosai variety made using three types of dals and 2 types of rice varieties.
Avial is made by combining mixed vegetables with coconut masala and curd.
Both these are nutrition packed recipes and it is a combination made in heaven.
Check out how to make traditional and absolutely delicious adai avial recipe below.

ADAI

Ingredients-

Thoor dhal,Bengalgram dhal,Urud dhal- 1 cup each
Raw rice- 1 cup
Parboiled idly rice- 1 cup
Red chillies-10-15 nos
Onions- 3 nos chopped finely
Curry leaves , coriander leaves a few
Salt to taste
Asafetida a pinch
Oil as required

Method

👉Wash and soak all the dals and rice together for 1/2 hour.
👉First grind the redchillies and then
after draining the excess water add the rice and dhal mixture and grind very coarsely along with salt using very little water.
👉Add onions, curry leaves and coriander leaves and pinch of asafetida to the ground mixture and mix everything well.
👉Heat the tawa take a handful or laddle full of the batter and place it on the tawa and spread it using your fingers to small adais.add oil .
👉Cook till one side becomes golden brown flip and cook the other side too.
👉Serve hot.

Serves - 6
Preparation time- 45 mins

Note-

✍️Usually people soak the rice and dhal for 3 hours but I soak it only for 1/2 hour and I have no problem while grinding it .
✍️For this quantity of rice and dal I prefer using the grinder for grinding but you can also use ur mixie .USE THE PULSE OR WHIP BUTTON IN YOUR MIXIE FOR GRINDING.and grind in batches.
✍️You can add finely chopped Greens of your choice,traditionaly we add drumstick leaves and make adai.
✍️You even add grated carrot to the adai.

AVIAL

Ingredients-

Mixed vegetables(Carrot,Drumsticks, Elephant yam, Bush Beans, Cluster beans, Raw Plantain ,White Pumpkin,Snake Gourd)- 2 cups chopped to 1 inch piece
Curd-1/2 cup slightly whipped
Salt to taste
Coconut oil-1 tbsp
Curry leaves- few

Grind Together-

Grated coconut-1/2 cup
Green chillies-4 nos
Raw rice-2 tsps
Cumin seeds-2 tsps

Method

👉Grind the ingredients given for grinding to to a fine paste and set aside.
👉Cook the vegetables in a pressure cooker for 2 whistles adding little water making sure the veggies are soaked completely.
👉Release the pressure and add the ground paste,salt mix well and cook for 2 mins.
👉Add the slightly whipped curd to it.
👉Heat coconut oil add the curry leaves and allow it to splutter and pour over the AVIAL.

Serves-4
Preparation time-20 mins