Thavala adai
Thavala adai

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Thavala adai is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. Thavala adai is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

Thavala adai with a easy ready mix that you can prepare ahead and just mix with hot water to make delicious evening snack or a special dinner. Another recipe which I have heard a lot and wanted to try for a long time. "Thavala Adai" is a heirloom recipe from Tamilnadu which is almost forgotten by many of us. This Iyengar Style recipe is a dosa cooked with a powder made out of Raw Rice, Boiled rice, Bengal Gram Dhal/Kadalai Paruppu, Toor Dhal, Urad dhal, Methi, Pepper, & Jeera.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook thavala adai using 14 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Thavala adai:
  1. Make ready 3/4 cup idli rava
  2. Get 1/2 cup moong dal washed and soaked
  3. Make ready 1/4 cup arhar(toor) dal washed and soaked
  4. Prepare 1/4 cup chana dal washed and soaked
  5. Prepare 1/2 cup urad dal washed and soaked
  6. Get 3-4 tbsp finely chopped fresh coconut
  7. Take 1/4 cup chopped coriander leaves
  8. Prepare To taste Salt
  9. Get 5-6 green chillies
  10. Get 1" piece of ginger
  11. Take Other ingredients:
  12. Take As needed Oil for deep frying
  13. Get As needed Coconut chutney for serving
  14. Get As needed Tomato ketchup for serving

Instead of usual upma, this is a nice alternative to surprise the kids. Thavala Adai is a heavy yet tasty snack or dinner recipe prepared in Tamil Nadu. It is a very filling recipe and my grandma used to make it with much passion. Loaded with lentils and rice this is liked by people of all ages.

Instructions to make Thavala adai:
  1. Soak arhar(tur) dal and chana dal together. Soak other two dal separately. Let them soak for at least 3 hours.
  2. Now grind urad dal, green chillies and ginger as fine paste. Mixture of arhar dal and chana dal a bit coarsely ground.
  3. Keep moong dal aside and grind the remaining to a smooth paste. Mix all the grounded dals.
  4. Now add soaked moong dal, idli rava, coconut, salt and coriander leaves and make a thick batter. Leave this batter aside for 4 hours.
  5. Shape the vadas just like medu vada and deep fry them in hot oil till golden brown.
  6. Serve these crispy, crunchy and nutritional vadas with coconut chutney and tomato ketchup.

Some make the powder in advance and store it and make it whenever necessary. This is a Tanjavur District dish of Tamil Nadu. Put it in a mixie along with red chillies, pepper and cumin. Thavala Adai is a traditional South Indian recipe which is made of dal and is very interesting to eat without any side dish too. You can enjoy this as a snack during your tea time with your friends and family.

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