Go Back Email Link
Print

Broken Wheat and Mixed Dals Adai

These broken wheat and mixed dals adai contain no rice, require no fermentation and are ideal for delicious and nutritious weeknight dinner.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian
Keyword adai, high protein
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Soaking time 4 hours
Servings 4

Ingredients

  • 1 cup broken wheat also known as daliya, lapsi, wheat rava, godumai rava
  • ¼ cup moong dal
  • ¼ cup split urad dal
  • ¼ cup toor dal
  • ¼ cup masoor dal
  • 1 inch ginger, grated
  • 3 dried red chillies
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 1 tsp hing/asafoetida
  • salt to taste
  • water to grind
  • 1 cup finely chopped onions
  • finely chopped curry leaves and coriander

Instructions

  • Rinse and soak all the lentils and broken wheat along with the chillies in plenty of water for 4 hours.
  • Grind adding chillies, ginger, pepper, hing and salt to a coarse yet spreadable batter. Add water as required.
  • Add chopped onions, curry leaves and coriander leaves.
  • Make adais using a mix of sesame oil and ghee.

Notes

Adais take longer than dosais to cook, so be patient and also be a little generous with fat to make these. It is worth the little extra love!