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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25 comments:

  1. I need to try this. Does soaking 3-4 hours make the batter soft... If it makes it, its amazing and worth a try... also likes the addition of bottlegourd. Some people add cucumbers as well :)

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  2. what a interesting way to incorporate bottleguard

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  3. Super healthy and definitely satisfying delicious Adai..

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  4. delicious and something new to me.. sounds good,bookmarked.

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  5. We too make this, its soft and delicious!

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  6. Delicious and mouthwatering adai . Excellent recipe.

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  7. Love adais, this one looks really yummy..

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  8. Wonderful recipe. Looks fabulous, yummy and tempting.

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  10. Unique recipe,looks very delicious

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  11. looks wonderful following you on google friends nice to meet you

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  12. Just mouthwatering...looks so fresh, delectable & delicious!

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  13. Loved that combination of all dals. Never heard of it before. Really interesting. Healthy too. Bookmarked. :)

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  14. very interesting recipe...looks so inviting dear...thanks for sharing!!
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  15. my mom makes dosai out of surrakai..never made adai out of it.nice recipe

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  16. wow adai looks perfect.....perfect way to have veggies

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