On weekends, I like to have a “different” breakfast. By different, I mean not idli, upma, poha… etc. which are my staple for weekdays. So I have a wide variety of dosas (and variations thereof) that I like to make. Two of my favorites are Pesarattu and Paruppu Adai.
I have already posted the recipe for Pesarattu, so here is the recipe for Paruppu Adai.
To all my health and diet conscious friends: Want a yummy protein-packed, fibre-rich breakfast? Try this dosa. 🙂
How to Make Paruppu Adai
Ingredients
- Rice – 1/2 Cup
- Kandi Pappu/Tuvar Dal/Pigeon Pea – 1/4 Cup
- Senaga Pappu/Chana Dal/Bengal Gram – 1/4 Cup
- Pesalu/Moong/Green Gram – 1/8 Cup
- Asafoetida – 1/4 tsp
- Red Chilli Powder – 1 tsp
- Turmeric – 1/4 tsp
- Salt to Taste
- Oil
Method
- Soak rice and dals with enough water for at least 6-8 hours.
Paruppu Adai – The Soaked Dals and Rice - Drain the water, and wash the soaked rice and dal well.
- Add salt, turmeric, red chilli powder, and asafoetida.
Paruppu Adai – Ready for Grinding - With a little water, grind the soaked rice-dal mix into a coarse thick paste.
Paruppu Adai – The Ground Batter - Heat a tava till its hot.
- Add 1 tsp oil and spread over the entire surface.
Paruppu Adai – Oil the Tava - Turn the heat to medium-low.
- Using a heavy ladle, pour a ladle-full of batter into the centre of the tava.
- Use the ladle and spread outwards to form a thickish round dosa.
Paruppu Adai – Spread the Batter - Turn up the heat and drizzle a little oil along the edges.
- Wait till the surface dries out. Rotate the pan if required.
- Using a spatula, loosen the edges of the dosa and work towards the middle.
- Flip the dosa over.
- If required, drizzle a little oil along the edges.
- Let the flip side of the dosa cook.
- Fold in half.
Paruppu Adai – Ready to Eat - Serve hot with jaggery and fresh white butter or then with Avial/Aviyal.
Tips
- Some people make a hole at the centre of the dosa or small cuts on the surface of the dosa, and drizzle a few drops of oil in these holes to ensure that the dosa is well cooked and crisp.
- The batter should be thicker than a regular dosa but thinner than that of idli. 🙂
Tasty dosa! Love it! 🙂
Love mixed dal dosas and this looks crispy and yummm.. 🙂
Looks yum!
Its been while since I cooked Adai and now you are reminding me
Love it!!
I have never heard of dosa but I really enjoyed watching you put it together.
Hello Aruna, Yesterday I stumbled upon your awesome blog and it is good to connect here. This is definitely my kind of breakfast. Thank you for sharing.
Nice – the empty section of the plate is perfect for white butter 😀
I love adai
The combination of jaggery and hot ghee with adai is heavenly. Will try this !
Perfect weekend breakfast. Love the way you spreader the dosa.
Awesome Aruna, never added moong bean to adai..I will try it next time… 🙂
ooh I’v e never had a mixed dal dosa – looks great!
I love dosas! Your recipe and photos look delicious!
I just recently saw Dosas at a place called Hampton Chutney, looked and smelled delicious now I actually know what these wraps are. Thanks for sharing 🙂