Ada (Adai)

Try these crepe-like items for an Indian-style breakfast made with lentils and rice.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 177 Calories

Ingredients

• salt to taste
• 1 cup rice
• 2 tablespoons cooking oil
• 2 tablespoons cumin seeds
• 2 dried red chile peppers, or to taste
• Water, as needed
• 1 cup skinned split black lentils (urad dal)
• 1 cup split Bengal gram (chana dal)
• 0.5 cup split yellow lentils (moong dal)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place the chana dal, urad dal, moong dal, and rice into a large bowl and cover with several inches of cool water; allow to soak 8 hours to overnight.

Step 2

Grind the soaked dal and rice with the salt and red chile peppers into a paste using a mortar and pestle. Add enough water to the mixture to make a batter just thin enough to spread. Stir the cumin seeds into the batter.

Step 3

Heat a griddle (or a tawa) over medium heat. Gently grease the griddle with oil on the edges and the middle. Ladle the batter on the tawa and spread into a thin circle using the back of the ladle or a large spoon. Cook for a few minutes and flip over to the other side. Cook a few more minutes, transfer to a plate, and serve immediately. Adas are best eaten hot off the griddle.