Brown Rice & Split Peas Adai Recipe
A healthy spin on the usual adai recipe using brown rice and a mix of red split peas, yellow split peas and green split peas. These adais are low fat, rich in fiber and protein and is cholesterol free too.
Ingredients
- Brown Rice 1 Cup
- Split Peas Mix 1 Cup
- Red Chillies 2 Or According To Taste
- Fresh Dessicated Coconut ¼ To ½ Cup
- Finely Chopped Coriander ¼ Cup
- Grated Ginger 1 Tablespoon
- Curry Leaves, Optional 5
- Salt According To Taste
Instructions
- Soak the brown rice and split peas separately for at least 5 hours. Add the red chillies with the brown rice.
- After 5 hours, drain the rice and lentils reserving some of the water.
- In a wet grinder or a blender, process the brown rice along with the red chillies adding little water from time to time as necessary.
- Once the brown rice is blended to the consistency of semolina (sooji/rava) add the drained split peas and grind it together with the brown rice.
- When the split pea too is ground enough add the coconut, coriander and curry leaves and process it for another 2-3 minutes. Transfer the adai batter to a bowl; add salt and grated ginger and mix well. Add some water if necessary.
- Heat a griddle (non stick tava). Splash some water and it should sizzle. Now take the batter ladle full and pour it in the center of the pan and with the back of the ladle gently spread the batter into a circle as thin as possible or to your desired level of thickness.
- At this stage you can either add a teaspoon of oil around the adai or spray it with a non stick cooking spray or simply cover it with a lid to steam the adais and make it fat free.
- After a minute, flip the adai to cook the other side. Leave it for a minute and the adai is ready. Serve it with your choice of side dish.
Notes
- If you don't find the soup mix, you could use ⅓rd cup each of the red split peas, yellow split peas and green split peas or any other lentils of your choice. I assure you that this will in no way spoil the adai.
- To make it cholesterol free avoid the coconut and add thinly shredded vegetables instead. A mix of carrots, cabbage and onions should be fine. Or simply mix some methi leaves. If using sweet vegetables like carrots etc, don't forget to increase the quantity of red chillies.
- I have also tried cracked wheat instead of brown rice in this adai recipe. In that case the soaking time also is reduced considerably. If using cracked wheat, it is advisable to grind the lentils first and then add the soaked cracked wheat.
