Avasara Adai
Ingredients
- 400 g Semolina (Farina) (2 1/4 cups)
- 150 g Gram (Chickpea) flour (1 cup)
- 6-8 tablespoons Coconut grated fresh
- 1 Onion medium-sized, finely chopped
- 2-3 Green chilies finely chopped
- 1 Ginger 1-cm / 1/2-inch piece fresh, peeled and grated
- 1-2 tablespoons Coriander (Cilantro) leaves finely chopped
- Salt
- Vegetable oil for shallow-frying
For the tempering
- 2 teaspoons Vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds
- 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon Asafoetida
- 5-6 Red chilies dried, halved
- 1 Curry leaves sprig
Instructions
- Roast the semolina in a dry frying pan (skillet) over low heat for about 4 minutes.
- Transfer to a bowl and add the flour, coconut, onion, chillies, ginger and coriander. Season with salt and mix to combine.
- Heat the 2 teaspoons oil for the tempering in a small, heavy-based pan, add the mustard and cumin seeds, asafoetida, red chillies and curry leaves and stir-fry for 1 minute, or until the mustard seeds start spluttering.
- Stir the contents of the pan into the semolina mixture, then continue to stir, gradually adding about 250ml / 8fl oz (1 cup) water to make a thick batter of pouring consistency.
- Heat a tawa, flat griddle or frying pan (skillet) over high heat until it sizzles when a few drops of water are sprinkled on to it. Reduce the heat and smear a very thin film of oil evenly on the tawa.
- Pour a ladleful of the batter into the centre of the tawa andspread it out quickly using a circular motion with theback of the ladle to form a 15cm / 6 inch roundpancake.
- Make a hole in the centre and drizzle 1 teaspoon oil around the edges and centre.
- Cook for about 2 minutes, or until the base is goldenbrown, then turn it over carefully and fry the otherside for a further 2 minutes, or until crisp andgolden.
- Transfer to a plate and serve hot. Make theothers in the same way.
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Nutrition
Sodium: 435mgCalcium: 227mgVitamin C: 364mgVitamin A: 2299IUSugar: 38gFiber: 43gPotassium: 3078mgCalories: 2371kcalSaturated Fat: 17gFat: 34gProtein: 91gCarbohydrates: 422gIron: 30mg
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