Kambhu / Bajra / Pearl Millet - Adai

Pearl millet / Kambhu is a healthy and highly recommended cholesterol lowering grain. Its mostly used to make rotis and commonly seen in North Indian houses. Wanted to try adai with Kambhu it was so nutty in flavor and totally yummy.

What you need for the Batter:

1 cup - Pearl millet Flour

1/2 cup - Rice

1/4 cup - Thoor dhal 

1/4 cup - Channa dhal

1/4 cup - Uradh dal 

1/4 cup - Yellow Moong Dhal

6 nos - Red chilli

1/4 " - Ginger, chopped

Fot the tempering:

1 no - Onion, finely chopped

2 nos - Green chilli, chopped

1/4 tsp - Cumin seeds

1/4 tsp - Mustard seeds

1/2 tsp - Turmeric powder 

1/4 tsp - Asafoetida 

1 sprig - Curry leaves

Salt as reqd

Oil as reqd

How to make:
Soak Rice, Thoor dhal, Channa dhal, Uradh dhal ,Yellow Moong Dhal for 4 hours and grind coarsely with red chillies and ginger.

Add the batter to the pearl millet flour add salt, turmeric powder, asafoetida mix them well and rest for 2 hours.


In a pan heat 1 tsp oil add mustard seeds once it cracks add cumin seeds, onion, curry leaves, green chilli saute them well and it to the batter.


In a tawa pour adai batter spread it and drizzle oil when its cooked turn it to the other side and cook until crispy.