Foxtail Millet Adai

Foxtail millet adai is made with thinai/foxtail millet with toor dal,bengal gram and urad dal. I made this adai without adding any rice. This  adai is very protein rich and nutritious . Suitable for people who wants to reduce weight .

Preparation Time : 15 minutes
Yields : 13 no.s of adai

INGREDIENTS:

Foxtail Millet/Thinai - 1 cup
Tuvar dal - 1/2 cup
Bengal gram/kadalai paruppu - 1/2 cup
Urad dal - 1 table spoon
Salt - as required
Dry red chillies - 4 no.s
Ginger - 1 inch sized
Onions - 1/2 cup chopped
Asafoetida powder /hing - as required

METHOD:

1. Soak millet, tuvar dal, bengal gram,urad dal all together for 4 to 5 hours.

2. After soaking, grind them with ginger , dry red chilli ( do not add salt now). when you grind, please add less water and the batter should be smooth. After grinding, add required salt and if the batter is thick, add some more water. Please make sure that the batter should be neither too thick nor too thin. Sprinkle some asafoetida powder and mix well.

3. Now in a pan, take some batter and spread as like you make dosa. Apply some oil.

4. Flip the other side and cook well.

5. Serve with podi or any chutney of your choice.

6.  Also, when you make the dosa in pan, you can add chopped onions over it . Then flip the other sides, till the onions are roasted well. Onions add more taste to the dosa. You can serve with coconut chutney and sambar.

SEE ALSO:   Ragi adai, Rice flour adai, Pesarattu dosai