16 March 2012

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.

20 comments:

  1. what a healthy filling adai!!looks so crispy...

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  2. additon of kambu in adai...wonderful idea...looks yumm.

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  3. very new 2 me..looks yumm n delicious too....
    Maha

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  4. What a lovely colour ...and the adais looks absolutely divine.

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  5. wow so healthy dosa...

    Learning-to-cook

    Regards,
    Akila

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  6. very delicious and healthy adai!!
    Spicy-Aroma

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  7. Superb adais, even I try to add this flour or ragi to adais, so you serve tiffins with two chutneys..mm..

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  8. your ost reminds me of my Grandma's adai which she makes for our evening tiffen :) very healthy n nutritious adai, tasty too...well made!
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  9. Wow!looks so tempting and delicious,never tried with bajra.We make it with wheat flour instead of bajra.

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  10. Adai is my favorite... Healthy one dear

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  11. Very innovative adai

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  12. Healthy and Tasty Breakfast..

    -Mythreyi
    Yum! Yum! Yum!

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  13. so very healthy adai

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  14. I have bajra flour at home. Should try this.

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  15. Very unique adai, looks so yummy n healthy.

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  16. Healthy and delicious adai.. looks yummy !!
    Indian Cuisine

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  17. yummy n superb adai....

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  18. Very healthy n fabulous Kambhu Adai Dear. Luks Delicious too. Will try it soon

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