THAVALA ADAI

INGREDIENTS:

Boiled rice  1  cup

Tuar dhal  1/3  cup

Grated coconut  1/2  cup  or a little more.

Long red chillies  2  to 3  (As per requirement)

Curry leaves  A  few

Salt

PREPARATION METHOD:

Wash and soak rice and dhal together in water, for two hours.

Drain the water completely.

Grind rice, coconut, curry leaves and salt together without water.

If required, sprinkle little water.

Grind the batter coarsely  (big granules).

Add a spoon of ghee and a spoon of oil to a hot dosa pan.

Take a handful of batter and make it into a ball.

Add it to the hot dosa pan and spread it into a thick adai.

Close the pan with a lid and cook in medium heat.

After 2 to 3 minutes remove the lid and flip the adai.

Sprinkle little more oil and cook for some more time without lid.

Remove from pan and serve hot with thavala adai chutney.

This adai has a soft top and crispy bottom.