Kara Adai

Ingredients

• • Rice (raw) - ½ cup
• • Par boiled rice - ½ cup
• • Green gram dal - ½ cup
• • Black grams (dehusked) - ½ cup
• • Red gram dal - ½ cup
• • Bengal gram dal - ½ cup
• • Red chillies - 12
• • Asafoetidas - a pinch
• • Salt - 3 teaspoons
• • Coconut (grated, fresh) - ½ cup
• • Curry leaves - 2 sprigs
• • Oil (for frying) - as required

Method

• 1. Soak rice and dals together for 2 hours.
• 2. Grind with chillies, salt, and asafoetida till rawa consistency.
• 3. Mix grated coconut and curry leaves.
• 4. Spread adai on hot tawa with few holes in the center.
• 5. Pour oil in and around the adai and fry till crisp on both sides.