Adai / Murungai keerai Adai

          Adai is nothing but thick dosa/crepes with mixed dals. This is one of the protein packed Nutritious breakfast or dinner recipe. Generally this Adai recipe is done using Raw Rice(pachaiarisi) and bolied rice or Idly rice (puzhungal arisi) but i don't have both so i always use the combination of Sona Masoori n Basmati Rice. This way also adai comes best and tastes so good and i don't find any difference in taste. If u have raw n boiled rice you can use instead sona masoori n basmati rice ratios respectively. Addition of greens to the adai is completely optinal, Murungai keerai is the best green for this Adai. I love adai with murungai keerai, so flavorful, colorful n yummy adai. I am happy that i could get my fav murungai keerai often in Indian Groceries. But now they reduced the quantity, the amount u seen in the below step wise picture was $1 :( Still happy that its available for one dollar. My H bought two packets of drumstick leaves one packet i used to make Adai and another to my Bisi bela bath. Have u ever tried murungaikerrai/drumstick leaves in bisibela bhath? if not try it next time when u find. That also a very yummy and super dish. But couldn't take picture as it was a very dark n cloudy day. For this Adai also, i ground the batter evening itself for dinner and took the dosa picture next day morning.  This chill winter weather makes my hands dry n crack more, that too with excessive hand washing got more cracks n bleed. Sometimes i really hate to take stepwise pictures :( So i couldn't take detailed / proper step wise pictures will update it soon.The recipe as follows...

Ingredients

1. Sona Masoori     1 and 1/2 cup
2. Basmati Rice    1/2 cup
3. Tuvar dal    1/2 cup
4. Chana dal    1/2 cup + 3 tbsp
5. Moong dal     2 tbsp
6. Urad dal     1 tbsp
7. Methi seeds    1/2 tsp
8. Dry Red chillies      8-10 no.s
9. Cumin seeds/Jeera    1 tbsp
10. Fennel seeds      1/2 tbsp
11. Garlic     1 clove
12. Salt    to taste
13. Murungai keerai    1 fist ful
14. Carrots     1 small (shredded)
15. Onion   1 small (finely chopped)
16. Ginger     1 tbsp(finely chopped)
17. Hing    1/4 tsp
18. Cilantro/curry leaves     few finely chopped

Method

• Wash and Soak rice n dals together along with red chillies for at least 4-5 hours .
• After that, drain water and grind it along with cumin seeds, fennel seeds, and garlic to a coarse batter using little water.
• The batter should be thicker than the idly batter. No need to ferment the batter.
• If u are serving for dinner means can grind the batter by evening itself (6pm) and have dinner by 8(pm). 

• Then to the batter, add finely chopped onions, drumstick leaves, ginger n shredded carrots n salt.
• Mix everything well and the batter is ready to use.

• Now Heat a tawa,pour a ladleful of batter to the tawa and spread lightly in circular motion.
• This will be a thicker dosa.Drizzle some oil around the dosa and cook in medium flame.
• After 2-3 minutes turn other side and cook till it become little crispy and well cooked.
• It will take time to cook completely.
• Then remove from the tawa and serve hot with chutney or sambar or it can be taken as such with Idly
• podi.