Lipsmacking dishes from Amma's diaries.

Let me introduce a new dish ofcourse might have been discussed by your amma and grandmaa.It is the THAVALA ADAI.

All doctors and dieticians lay great emphasis on consuming good amount of carbohydrates and proteins as breakfast. This dish provides them aptly.

Ingredients.To make 10 adai s of small size

To grind:
Rice - 300 gms
Toor dhal - 100 gms
Urad dhal - 25 gms
Bengal gram - 50 gms
Green gram - 50 gms

To garnish:
Mustard seeds - 1 spoon
Urad dhal - 1 spoon
Curry leaves - finely chopped
Green chilly - 3,finely chopped
Asafoetida - a little
Grated coconut - 1 cup

Grind the above items in Rava consistency. Soak the previous night in water with little curd and salt to taste. Heat oil and fry all garnishing items except coconut. Add raw coconut to the batter and add the fried items and mix it well. Keep aside for half an hour. Heat kadai or tava and pour the batter into small adai s keeping the stove in simmer position.
Note: The batter should be thick and never dilute it.
Rice and dhal can be grinded separately and be mixed later.
Serve hot with any chutney.