Dal Adai/Parupu Adai - Healthy Breakfast

Healthy Dal Adai Recipe| Paruppu Adai with step by step pictures, it is an healthy Indian Breakfast predominantly in South India. This dish is filled with proteins because of the dals added. We add Channa Dal, Urad Dal, Tour dal for this adai. An Adai for a breakfast is a healthy way to start our day.

I have also shared multi grain adai dosa in blog. Adai tastes good when served with Coconut chutney or Peanut Chutney.

This version of adai which I have posted is very easy and ,it doesn’t require a long hours of soaking ,also it can be easily ground in a mixie itself.

Check out the other Breakfast recipes also.

Parupu Adai/Dal Adai recipe

Recipe Cuisine: Indian |  Recipe Category: Breakfast Prep Time: 15 mins | Soaking Time : 2-3 hours |Cook Time : 2-3 mins   Author :Sharmila   Ingredients Onion – 2 medium sized               Oil – as needed Mustard seeds – 1 tsp Channa dal – 1 tsp Grated Coconut – ¼ cup Salt as per taste Curry Leaves - a spring Water as required To soak and grind: Toor dal – ½ cup Channa dal – ½ cup Urad dal – ½ cup Raw rice  – ½ cup Idli Rice – ½ cup  To grind: Dry red chilli – 6 to 7 as per taste Cumin seeds – 1 tsp Pepper – ¼ tsp Curry Leaves – a spring Hing – 1 tsp

Step by Step Method with Pictures:
1)      Soak in Tour Dal, Channa Dal, Urad dal, Raw Rice, Idli rice for about 3 hours .After soaking take the soaked dals and rice along with Dry Red chillies, Cumin seeds, Pepper, Curry leaves and Hing in a blender or grinder and grind it to a coarse batter.

       2)      Mix water along with the batter the consistency should be similar to idly batter. Not too runny and not too thick.In a kadai add in oil once the oil becomes hot add in Mustard seeds let it splutter and then add the channa dal and curry leaves.

    3)      Then add in the finely chopped onions and fry till it becomes translucent .Add this to the ground batter.

     4)      Along with this add in salt and freshly grated coconut to the batter and mix well. 

   5)      Take a Dosa tawa (I used my iron dosa kal) .Wait till the dosa pan becomes hot and then take a ladder full of batter and spread like how we do for dosa .Pour oil along the sides .Once its cooked flip and cook the next side also .Helathy Dal Adai is now ready !!

Notes:

• You can skip adding coconut if you don’t prefer.
• Add Gingelly oil to the adai while cooking.
• Add oil on both the sides while flip and cooking also for a nice texture.

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