Iyengar Style Thavala Adai Recipe

Name: Iyengar Style Thavala Adai Recipe
Prep time: 120 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 180 min
Yield: 9
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 cup Rice (1 cup Rice (raw rice variety) + 1 cup Rice (boiled rice variety)); ⅓ cup Chana Dal (1/3 cup Chana dal (Bengal Gram Dal) + 1-1/2 teaspoons Chana dal (Bengal Gram Dal) — up to 0.5); ⅓ cup Split Pigeon Peas (1/3 cup Arhar dal (Split Toor Dal)); ⅓ cup White Urad Dal (1/3 cup White Urad Dal (Whole) + 1-1/2 teaspoons White Urad Dal (Split) — up to 0.5); 3 tsp Fenugreek Powder (3 teaspoons Methi Powder (Fenugreek Powder)); 1 tsp Black Peppercorns (1-1/2 teaspoons Whole Black Peppercorns — up to 0.5); 1 tsp Cumin Seeds (1-1/2 teaspoons Cumin seeds (Jeera) — up to 0.5); 3 tsp Sesame Oil (3 teaspoons Gingelly oil); 1 tsp Mustard Seeds (1 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)); 0 pieces Asafoetida (Asafoetida (hing) a pinch); 4 pieces Mor Milagai (4 Mor Milagai (Dried Green Chillies)); 1 sprig Curry leaves (1 sprig Curry leaves); 1 cup Yogurt (1 cup Curd (Dahi / Yogurt) (sour)); 0 pieces Water (Water as needed); 0 pieces Table Salt (Salt to taste)

Iyengar Style Thavala Adai Recipe - Adai Recipes (Indian)

180 minIndian

Servings9

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Ingredients

For 9 servings

Rice2 cup · 1 cup Rice (raw rice variety) + 1 cup Rice (boiled rice variety)
Chana Dal⅓ cup · 1/3 cup Chana dal (Bengal Gram Dal) + 1-1/2 teaspoons Chana dal (Bengal Gram Dal) — up to 0.5
Split Pigeon Peas⅓ cup · 1/3 cup Arhar dal (Split Toor Dal)
White Urad Dal⅓ cup · 1/3 cup White Urad Dal (Whole) + 1-1/2 teaspoons White Urad Dal (Split) — up to 0.5
Fenugreek Powder3 tsp · 3 teaspoons Methi Powder (Fenugreek Powder)
Black Peppercorns1 tsp · 1-1/2 teaspoons Whole Black Peppercorns — up to 0.5
Cumin Seeds1 tsp · 1-1/2 teaspoons Cumin seeds (Jeera) — up to 0.5
Sesame Oil3 tsp · 3 teaspoons Gingelly oil
Mustard Seeds1 tsp · 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)
Asafoetida0 pieces · Asafoetida (hing) a pinch
Mor Milagai4 pieces · 4 Mor Milagai (Dried Green Chillies)
Curry leaves1 sprig · 1 sprig Curry leaves
Yogurt1 cup · 1 cup Curd (Dahi / Yogurt) (sour)
Water0 pieces · Water as needed
Table Salt0 pieces · Salt to taste

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Steps

1To prepare Iyengar Style Thavala Adai Recipe, dry grind all the ingredients under "For Thavala Adai powder" to a medium-fine powder.
2Mix the thavala dosa powder with sour curd, water and salt to a dosa batter consistency.
3Take a pan and temper with gingelly oil in the following order hing, mustard (wait till it splutters), urad dhal, Bengal gram dhal, mor milagai and curry leaves.
4Once they are fried, transfer them to the dosa batter.
5Let this tempered thavala adai batter marinate for a minimum of 2 hours.
6After 2 hours, check the consistency of the batter and add water if necessary so that it would pour easily (dosa batter consistency.
7Take an appachetty pan (appam pan) and heat it.
8Add oil and pour the batter and make it like a dosa (or appam) shape.
9Cover it for about 2 minutes with a lid or till cooked on one side.
10Flip around and cook for another 2-3 minutes.
11Serve Iyengar Style Thavala Adai recipe for snack or breakfast with your choice of chutney and a sprinkle of paruppu podi.