Varagu Adai Recipe (Healthy Kodri And Dal Uttapam)

Ingredients

• 1 cup kodri (varagu)
• 1/4 cup chana dal (split Bengal gram)
• 1/4 cup toovar (arhar) dal
• 2 tbsp urad dal (safed urad dal)
• 2 tbsp yellow moong dal (split yellow gram)
• 3/4 cup finely chopped onion
• 2 tbsp chopped curry leaves (kadi patta)
• 1 tsp grated ginger (adrak)
• 2 tsp finely chopped green chillies
• 2 tbsp finely chopped coriander (dhania)
• 1/8 tsp asafoetida (hing)
• 1/4 tsp haldi powder (turmeric powder)
• 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
• salt (namak) to taste
• 5 1/4 tsp oil for cooking
• lemon

Steps

1. To make varagu adai recipe, wash and soak kodri in enough water for 3 hours.
2. In another deep bowl, combine chana dal, toor dal, urad dal and moong dal, wash it well and soak in enough water for 3 hours.
3. Drain the dals and kodri well and transfer it into a mixer jar. Add ¾ cup water and blend to a smooth paste.
4. Transfer the mixture into a deep bowl, add onion, curry leaves, ginger, green chillies, coriander leaves, asafoetida, turmeric powder and salt to taste. Mix it well.
5. Heat a tava (griddle) and grease it using ¼ tsp oil, pour a ladleful of batter and spread it in a circular motion to make thick 6 inch (150 mm) diameter adai.
6. Cook the varagu adai on both the sides using ½ tsp oil until light golden brown in colour.
7. Repeat steps 5 and 6 without greasing the tava to make 9 more adai.
8. Serve the varagu adai hot with green chutney or coconut chutney.