Multi Grain Adai Dosa Recipe with step by step pictures. Healthy and nutritious packed wholesome breakfast from the Southern part of India. Mixture of lentil, rice, makes this protein rich and nutritious. Learn how to make perfect crispy adai dosa with step by step pictures.
Multi Grain Adai Dosa
Healthy Multi Grain Adai Dosa Recipe with step by step pictures. This is made with Rice and Dals. This makes the perfect breakfast option packed with full of nutrients and it is so healthy.
Now coming back to today's recipe. We are going to make ADAI DOSA. This is one of my favorite breakfast of all time..Not only breakfast, I love it any time of the day..I have my mother's adai recipe already here. But this one is little special because it is multigrain adai recipe..It has different types of lentils in it. You can use whatever lentil you have, but I used my favorite ones. This is best served with coconut chutney.
About Multigrain Adai
Healthy and nutritious adai dosa is made with variety of lentils. This is a popular breakfast all over South India. You can use variety of dal in certain proportion to make this.
This lentils adds protein to your diet as well as very healthy.
Ingredients for Multi Grain Adai Dosa
- Lentils | Dal
- Onions
- Chillies
- Ginger
- Curry leaves
- Chilli powder
How to Make Multigrain Adai (Stepwise Pictures)
1)These are the dal I am using for making this dosa.
2)Wash them well and take it in a bowl.
3)Cover them with water and leave them to soak for 5 hours.
4)Now the dals are soaked.
6)Take them in a blender.
7)Make them into a thick batter.
8)These are the ingredients for flavouring.
9)I coarsely chopped them in a food processor.
10)Add it into the batter.
10)Add salt and asafoetida.
11)Add some chilli powder and mix well. This is your regular adai batter.
14)Make adai in a dosa pan. Drizzle oil around the sides and let them cook on medium heat until golden on both sides.
15)Cook both side till golden brown.
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Adai Dosa Recipe | Multi Grain Adai Dosa Recipe
Equipment
- Blender
- Dosa Skillet
Ingredients
- 1 cup Rice
- ½ cup Green Gram Dal
- ¼ cup Masoor Dal
- ½ cup Toor Dal
- ¼ cup Urad Dal
- 1 large Onion peeled and chopped finely
- 5 no Green Chilli chopped finely
- 2 inch Ginger peeled and chopped finely
- 3 sprig Curry leaves
- 2 tbsp Kashmiri Chilli powder
- 1 tsp Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi
- Salt to taste
- Oil for making dosa
Instructions
- Take all the dals and rice and wash them well in lots of water. Now soak them in water for 5 hours. Now strain them and take it in a blender and make into a fine paste by adding some water. Transfer this to a bowl and mix well.
- Now take onions, green chilli, ginger and curry leaves in a food processor and chop them finely. Add it to the batter and mix well. Add asafoetida, salt, chilli powder to the batter and mix well. Batter is done.
- Heat a tawa. Take a ladleful of batter and make into a thin dosa. Drizzle oil on all sides and cook for 2 minutes on one side, flip over and cook for another min.
- Remove from tawa and serve with coconut chutney.
Nutrition
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Anisha Ranjit
Healthy and flavourful breakfast.
APARNARAJESHKUMAR
adai is always my cup of tea:)
Manju Modiyani
Tasty and nutritious!
suji
hi,
Can Use Basmati Rice ??
Thanks
Rajan Sowri
yes. you can use. but it is advisable to go for raw rice or boiled rice.
Priya
Super healthy and protein packed dosa.
Shilpakiran
i love adai dosa ..thank u so much for sharing .. in step to step way..
Anonymous
This receipe is very good . U r tava is so good ,can u tell me more information of make and where u got it.
Tina
My all time fav food..Sounds healthy and perfect.
Ananda Rajashekar
The way you showcased the girls in the plate is beautiful, breakfast can't get healthier than this!
Sandra Batista
Uma boa forma para se começar o dia, sem dúvida!!
SirisFood
Wow..I really loved this dosa..where do you get such sooper ideas aarthi?
Aarthi
@sujiyes u can use any kind of rice for this..
suji
Hi aarthi thanks
suji
Thanks aarthi
Aarthi
@AnonymousI got that tawa in nagercoil..The shop name is Tip Top for 700 Rs
Anonymous
hi thanks for the information on the tava,i want to know the make of it as i live in abroad
Mahi
Adai looks delicious...adding chilli powder instead of red chillies is interesting!
Anonymous
Really nice one.. thanks
raj
Neeharika Raj
Hi Aarthi ....what is the shelf life of the batter in refrigerator...does it stay good for a week ?
Aarthi
@Neeharika RajNO it will stay good for 2 to 3 days
Anonymous
Amazing recipe thanks so much
Anonymous
Looks yummy trying it without the red dal is that ok?
Aarthi
@Anonymousyes u can skip red dal
Anonymous
What other dal u would suggest for this.??
Aarthi
@Anonymousu can use any dal, chana dal.
Rachana Patel
I tried this.dosa today and.it was super yummy... Thanks.so much.for the healthy.option. Only thing.I felt was it was very crispy and a bit.dry can u let me know where did I go wrong.on the dryness specially?
Aarthi
@Rachana Pateladding too much rice will result in dryness
Ruth
I made this dhosai for today's breakfast.It was crispy and delicious and the texture is also good.my husband too liked it..thank u aarthi for this recipe.
Ruth
I made this dhosai for today's breakfast.It was crispy and delicious and the texture is also good.my husband too liked it..thank u aarthi for this recipe.
seenuvasan
I don't have blender for grinding onion chilli and Ginger can you just cut in the knife and add to batter is that will be good
Aarthi
@seenuvasanyes u can add chopped ones as well
Ambiha Devi
Hi Aarti ,I wish to know details of your dosa tawa.. There are many metals used in tawa.. Is it an iron tawa, indolium tawa or something else.. If it is a branded one , let me kno the brand & product specifications..
Sj
Hi, I tried this receipe but the dosa was sticking to the tawa ..I have a proper prestige dosa tawa then why was it sticking ?
Aarthi
This dosa doesn't stick. Try seasoning your pan once again before trying.
sarmi
hi aarthi, how many days we can keep this batter in refrigarator? or keep only 1 day?