KARTHIGAI ADAI

In SouthIndian families milagu adai is very popular nivedyam for Thirukarthigai or Karthigai Deepam. Apart from this milagu adai pori , neiappam or adirasam is also offered as naivedyam for thirukarthigai . Here is the recipie for karthigai Adai .

INGREDIENTS

• Raw rice                                                - 1 cup
• Toovar dal                                            -1/4 cup
• Channa dal                                           - ¼ cup
• Urad dal                                                - ¼ cup
• Pepper corns                                         - 10 nos
• Pepper powder                                      - 1 tsp
• Salt                                                        - to taste
• Cumin seeds                                          - 1 tsp
• Asafetida                                                - ¼ tsp
• Grated coconut                                       - 4 to 5 tbsps
• Curry leaves                                           - 1 cup
• Til oil                                                      - for making adai
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METHOD:

1. Wash and soak the rice and dal together for two to three hours.
2. Wash again and grind coarsely adding pepper corns, cumin seeds, curry leaves, salt asafetida, grated coconut,and pepper powder.
3. Add just enough water and  mix well.
4. Heat a tawa and pour one ladle of batter in the centre of the tawa and spread in a circular motion towards the edges of the tawa.
5. Spread it slightly thicker than dosas.
6. Pour two tsps of oil along the edges cook for two minutes and gently turn over the adai .
7. Make a small hole in the centre of the adai and pour one more teaspoon of oil along the edges .
8. Remove from tawa when it turns golden colour .
9. Milagu adai is ready for nivedyam .
10. Seve hot with butter  or jackfruit jam (chakkavaratti ) or jiggery .