Sharing the recipe for healthy and nutritious Adai with Tomato Onion Chutney today. Breakfasts are an important meal in our home, something fresh, filling and delicious is a must. But for me it’s more important to serve a healthy breakfast for my hubby and myself. We particularly do not enjoy a bread and butter kind of breakfast on a regular basis. We have similar preferences when it comes to food…and like to have something warm for breakfast and definitelyย not out of a box!ย 

Today, I am sharing the recipe of Adai (mixed lentil dosa), a popular breakfast variety in South Indian Cuisine which is gluten free and vegan too.ย 

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These crepes or Adai are very crisp and flavoursome as opposed to a plain dosa (South Indian crepe). They are very healthy as they are made using various lentils along with rice and some more spices.

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The best part about making Adai is that, one need not have to spend hours prepping it. It can made in about under 4 hours from start to finish. However, as I make it for breakfast, I keep the batter ready the previous night itself and that does make the batter more workable and the end results are always very good. But that is not important, you can soak everything together for about 2 hours, grind and start making the Adai immediately without giving the batter any time to ferment.

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See the texture, it is so crisp as the ratio that have kept has more rice as compared to the lentils! I have always enjoyed them even as a kid when my Mom would make these on weekends….a welcome change from our typical North Indian fare I’d say! That still holds true in my home, making these on weekends is very convenient and makes for a yummy brunch….along with the spicy tomato onion chutney (my take on this popular dip from the South Indian Cuisine).

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These are packed with protein and that keeps you full for a long time..it’s a complete meal in itself as it has rice and lentils. Pack these for your kids lunch boxes too!

Let’s make these then…

Wash the rice and the lentils together. Soak them together in 3-4 cups of water for two or three hours at room temperature. In the same bowl, along with the lentils and rice, also soak the red chillies, curry leaves and peppercorns too.

Once these have soaked well for two-three hours, grind them to a smooth paste with salt, jeera and ginger using about 1/2 cup of water. Adjust the consistency of the batter with more water if required. (The consistency of the batter needs to a little thinner in comparison to that of a a regular dosa batter). Also, adjust the seasoning now. Remove the batter in a bowl, cover it and set it aside for 5 mins before making the Adai.

Now heat a dosa pan, once hot enough, spread some oil and wipe it off with a kitchen tissue paper. Pour a ladleful of the batter onto the hot pan. Drizzle some oil around the Adai and let it cook on low flame for 4-5 mins. This takes a longer to cook and crisp up and colour too.

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Flip it over and cook for another minute or two. That’s it, done and ready to serve!

To make the chutney…

Heat oil in a pan, once it’s hit, turn the flame at it’s lowest setting, then add hing, sliced onions, red chillies and curry leaves. Let the onions turn translucent, then season with salt and add the tomatoes and dalia. Stir well and let the tomatoes turn mushy and the oil seperate from the mixture. Turn off the flame, let the cooked mixture cool down.

Then grind the mixture using very little water to make a coarse Chutney. It’s ready. You can temper it if you like. I always do…. this is how – heat 1 tbsp of oil in a pan, add 1/4 tsp split urad dal, 1/4 tsp mustard seeds (rai) and 5-6 nos. curry leaves into the oil and let them splatter for a minute. Turn off the flame and add it to the Chutney. Mix it well and enjoy with the Adai ๐Ÿ˜Š

The batter for Adai stays good in the refrigerator for 2 days. The Chutney stays good in the refrigerator in a glass or porcelain jar for 3-4 days if tempered. It lasts for 2 days if not tempered.

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Adai with Tomato Onion Chutney | Indian Lentil Crepes with Tomato Onion Dip

Prep Time: 3 hours, 20 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Yield: 6 Adai and for a small bowlful of Chutney

A delicious breakfast recipe from South of India that is healthy and easy to make as well.

Ingredients

    For Adai
  • 1 cup rice
  • 1 tbsp chana dal (split chick pea lentils)
  • 1 tbsp dhuli moong dal (split small yellow lentils)
  • 1 tbsp dhuli urad dal (split white lentils)
  • 1 tbsp toor dal (split pigeon peas)
  • 2-3 nos. dried red chillies
  • 10-12 nos. curry leaves
  • 1 tsp jeera seeds (cumin seeds)
  • 5-6 nos. peppercorns (akkhi kali mirch)
  • 2" piece ginger
  • salt to taste
  • oil as needed
  • water as needed
  • For Chutney
  • 2 nos. medium sized onion, sliced
  • 2 nos. medium sized tomato, cubed
  • 3 nos. dry red chilies
  • 2 tsp oil
  • 10-12 nos. curry leaves
  • salt to taste
  • a pinch of hing (asafoetida)
  • 2 tsp dalia (split roasted lentils)
  • water as needed

Instructions

    Making Adai
  1. Wash the rice and the lentils together. Soak them together in 3-4 cups of water for two or three hours at room temperature.
  2. In the same bowl, along with the lentils and rice, also soak the red chilies, curry leaves and peppercorns too.
  3. Once these have soaked well for two-three hours, grind them to a smooth paste with salt, cumin and ginger using about 1/2 cup of water.
  4. Adjust the consistency of the batter with more water if required. (The consistency of the batter needs to a little thinner in comparison to that of a a regular dosa batter).
  5. Also, adjust the seasoning now. Remove the batter in a bowl, cover it and set it aside for 5 mins before making the Adai.
  6. Now heat a dosa pan, once hot enough, spread some oil and wipe it off with a kitchen tissue paper.
  7. Pour a ladleful of the batter onto the hot pan.
  8. Drizzle some oil around the Adai and let it cook on low flame for 4-5 mins.
  9. This takes a longer to cook and crisp up and color too.
  10. Flip it over and cook for another minute or two.
  11. That's it, done and ready to serve!
  12. Making Chutney
  13. Heat oil in a pan, once it's hit, turn the flame at it's lowest setting, then add hing, sliced onions, red chilies and curry leaves.
  14. Let the onions turn translucent, then season with salt and add the tomatoes and dalia.
  15. Stir well and let the tomatoes turn mushy and the oil separate from the mixture. Turn off the flame, let the cooked mixture cool down.
  16. Then grind the mixture using very little water to make a coarse Chutney. It's ready.
  17. You can temper it if you like. I always do - this is how - heat 1 tbsp of oil in a pan, add 1/4 tsp split urad dal, 1/4 tsp mustard seeds (rai) and 5-6 nos. curry leaves into the oil and let them splatter for a minute.
  18. Turn off the flame and add it to the Chutney. Mix it well.
  19. Enjoy with the Adai

Notes

The batter for Adai stays good in the refrigerator for 2 days. The Chutney stays good in the refrigerator in a glass or porcelain jar for 3-4 days if tempered. It lasts for 2 days if not tempered.

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Adai withTomato Oinion chutney

A plate looking that healthy and fulfilling is definitelyย a welcome sight!

You can also try Rawa Dosa recipe (includes the recipe for green coconut Chutney).

Try my recipe for Sambhar here.

Love,

Shreya๐Ÿ’•

32 comments on “Adai with Tomato Onion Chutney | Indian Lentil Crepes with Tomato Onion Dip”

    • Hi Krutz, thank you for stopping by here.
      Coming to your query, you need to add chutney Dalia available in grocery stores in the chutney and not urad dal.
      While tempering the chutney, that’s if you do, then add split head dal to the oil and let that splatter for a bit.

  1. The adai with tomato chutney looks delicious and I’m hungry. I’m a sucker for tomato chutney and in fact I’m writing post on tomato chutney.

    • Hehe!!! I know, saw your fiery chutney on Instagram! I’m sure I’ll love recipe ๐Ÿ™‚ Thanks for stopping by Aish.

  2. This is such a easy and yummy recipe.. I am often looking for something new ๐Ÿ™‚ going to give this a try soon!

  3. I’ve never tasted them but from the list of ingredients I can see it’s a subtle and marvelous mix of spices and flavors…. Gosh I wish I could have some warm, freshly-made adai right now ๐Ÿ™‚
    ps: love your photos!

    • Thanks a lot Francesca! I;m so happy that you liked this recipe, yes the flavors are pretty subtle although one could spice things up. I wish I could send some over! XoXo… ๐Ÿ™‚

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