Nov 3, 2008

ADAI AND AVIAL A TAMILNADU DELICACY


i Ithink you all got an idea what IS my theme this week in RECIPE MARATHON 2 . Yes it isTamil nadu cusine this week .Iwill try to cook some delicious dishes from Tamilnadu cusine And here Iam.


Adai a fav break fast in TAMILNADU. when i first eat this delicious dish in my aunts place (atthai father s sis) I became a big fan of it s.And it is very protein rich and healthy too



And this recipe is from my aunt s kitchen

INGREDIENTS :---
par boiled rice -- 1 cup
chana dal --1/4 cup
moong dal -- 1/4 cup
Tour dal -- 1/4 cup
urad dal --- 1/4 cup
red chillies -- 6
green chillis -- 3 (chillis according to your taste)
cumin seeds -- 1 teasp
asafoetida -- a pinch
chopped onion --1 cup
grated carrot -- 1 cup
coriander leaves -- 1tab sp
curry leaves a few
salt to taste
oil for roasting
METHOD:---

Soak dal and rice for 2-3 hours.
Grind chilies, cumin seeds first in a wet grinder then add rice and dal asafetida, salt and grind in to coarse batter.
Remove from the blender or wet grinder and mix with chopped onion coriander leaves, mix well.(you can use young drumstick leaves instead of coriander leaves and also a few curry leaves )
Heat a dosa tava and grease with little oil pour the adai batter on it and spread in to semi circles (this should be little thick like oothappam)
Now top with some more chopped onions and grated carrot sprinkle 1 tea sp oil on it and turn the other side and roast light brown color
Remove from the pan and serve hot with avail or coconut chutney and jaggery or with spicy onion chutney
If you are in diet control then add a tab sp oil to the batter and use a no stick pan
No need to ferment the adai batter grind the batter and do the adai s at that time itself
Instead of carrot you can use other vegetables like cabbage, amarth leaves(totakura) my aunt(athai) use to add mullai or chiru keerai to this
INGREDIENTS FOR AVIAL:--
Mix vegetables –2 cups (like carrot, drumstick, green beans, potato, raw banana, white pumpkin, raw mango, yam )cut in to 1inch pieces
Grated coconut – 1 cup
Cumin seeds 1 tea sp
Green challis – 3-4 (according to your taste)
Coconut oil – 2 tea sp
Mustard seeds – 1 teasp
Curry leaves a few
Salt to taste
Sour thick curd – 1 cup
METHOD:--
Cook all vegetables in 1 cup water and salt till vegetables become (tender not very soft).
In the same time grind coconut, cumin seeds, green challis in to coarse past with a little water and add this paste to cooked vegetables and mix well and let it cook for few more min.
Now heat oil in a pan add mustard seeds, curry leaves let them popup and add this seasoning to the avail and switch of the flame and now add sour curd(beat the curd before you add to the avail)
Serve with adai or rice
If you are using raw mango then no need to add sour curd if you want you can add fresh curd that time.

30 comments:

Indian Khana said...

Thats a perfect b'fast...I can eat it any time of the day..nice dear dear

Kitchen Chronicles said...

Adai & Avial a superb combo. Ur adai looks great.

Divya Kudua said...

Have heard so much about adai-avial,this is the first time I am seeing how it looks like..great start for the day with such a breakfast!!

Priya Suresh said...

Love adai rekha..both looks delicious n mouthwatering...

Unknown said...

kalakunga... looks really yummy & delicious...excellant combi...

Arundathi said...

never had adai and avial together - good idea!

ST said...

Adai and Avial super duper combo rekha:)Looks heavenly...

Purva Desai said...

Adai and avial both looks gr8 and inviting...and thanks for sharing with me the chocoholic award

Medhaa said...

I just love adai my aunt makes it for me everytime I visit her in chennai but have never tried on my own. This is one healthy breakfast

CurryLeaf said...

Healthy and ful of veggies.Perfect breakfaast.Love the presentation

Jaishree Iyer said...

Adai & Avial a superb combo.both looks delicious n mouthwatering...

kamala said...

Grt Combo..love the color of adai.Rekha..

ranji said...

i have eaten adai ones but not an authentic one...i love to eat and make traditional dishes..this one will be in my must make list now...fabulous!!!

raaji said...

love to try this as i always feel bored of going with the same old bfast recipes.....

Adlak's tiny world said...

wow superb and delish combo. we in our house love this very much and avial even accompanies well with variety rice like pulliodharai, coconut rice etc...

Bhawana said...

I too lovbe adai. it taste really great :). urs pic is beautiful and tempting dear.

Mahimaa's kitchen said...

Adai looks so tempting.. i am going to soak for the batter right now! heading off to the kitchen :)

Unknown said...

Looks so good..just perfect Adai.

Deepthi Shankar said...

perfect breakfast .. they both look very delicious

Uma said...

adai and avial looks like a great combo Rekha! Both look mouth-watering.

Usha said...

Love the combination of adai aviyal...yours looks delicious:-)

Andhra Flavors said...

enti rekha adaragottestunaaru. e event ayyelopu anni states oka round vesi vachelaa vunaru.
best of luck

Andhra Flavors said...

ohh marchi poyanu thanks for friendship award. e madya parties ekkuva ayyi system daggara kurchovadam kudaratledu. sorry for late response.

Ramya Vijaykumar said...

Just the right breakfast and a wonderful combo Adai and Avial... nicely presented too...

Unknown said...

I love adai and I definitly make it atleast 3 days a week at my place:) but due to the increase in cost of lentils, I start making substitutions . But have to say, it rocks !

Unknown said...

our all time favo..looks good

Unknown said...

Delicious combo!

Mahimaa's kitchen said...

hey i made this adai and came out very crisp and yummy.. thx.

priya said...

While reading through my mouth is salaivating..
Nice presentation!!!

Adai avial is my favorite too

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