Spring onion Adai is a flavourful adai, nutritious, healthy, with a good amount of protein and carbohydrate. Adai made with rice, channa dal and tur dal makes the dosa crisp and adds a lot of flavour to the adai. Spring onion is very versatile green veggies that has a nice crunch and zing which intenses the flavours of the adai.
- In a bowl, put in the rice, chana dal, toor dal, dry red chilies and curry leaves.
- Add water, wash the ingredients nicely once and drain off the water. Put in the asafoetida, salt and water till all the lentils are soaked properly and rest aside for at least for 3-4 hours.
- Drain the water and grind them in a blender to a coarse paste.
- Add finely chopped spring onions to this coarse batter and mix well.
- Take a flat non stick pan and pour 1 spatula batter in the pan and spread evenly from inside out, put holes on adai as required. Drizzle some oil at the edges of the adai and to the center. Cook it on medium flame. Cover with a lid and allow it to steam cook for few minutes.
- Brown it on one side and then flip over to the other side for a minute.
- Fold and serve hot with coconut chutney or pickle.