Bottlegourd Adai/ Bottlegourd pancake south indian style

Adai is a quick dosa from tamilnadu . Batter need not be fermented. Any vegetable or herb can be added to enhance the taste of batter. This is my favorite version of adai which have arrived at after a lots of trial and error. 

Raw Rice - 1/2 cup

Moong Dal - 1/4 cup

Chana Dal - 2 tbsp

Toor Dal - 2 tbsp

Urad Dal - 2 tbsp

Ginger  - 1 inch piece

Coconut - 1/4 cup,grated

Green Chili - a few to taste

Bottlegourd /lauki - 1 cup , grated

Curry Leaves - 1 spring , chopped

Salt to taste

Ghee or Oil  - 1/4 cup 

Ghee - 2 tsp , for tempering 

Hing -  1/8 tsp

1. Wash  rice and dals very well.
2. Soak them together for 3-4 hrs.
3. Grind rice , dal, chili and ginger with a cup of water.
4. Heat ghee and add hing and then curry leaves.
5. Add the grated bottlegourd , coconut and salt.
6. Cool the mix and add to the batter.
7. Mix everything well and get ready to make adai.
8. Heat a frying pan or skillet  and pour a ladleful of batter.
9. Spread the batter like a dosa /pancake.
10. Pour a tsp of ghee around over the dosa.
11. Once the dosa cooks on one side flip and cook the other side.
12. And serve with any chutney of choice.

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