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Thavala Adai By Chef Rakesh Raghunathan

Thavala Adai is a snack made from ground lentils. Chef Rakesh Raghunathan shares the recipe in detail.

Serves4

Cooking Time18-20 Min

Preparation Time10-15 Min

DifficultyMEDIUM

Ingredients

  • For Thavala Adai

    • 1 cup rice

    • 1/4 cup split gram

    • 1 1/4 cup bengal gram

    • 1 tsp moong dal

    • 1 tsp cumin seeds

    • 1 tsp black peppercorns

    • 2 -3 red chillies

    • curry leaves

    • 1 tsp mustard seeds

    • 1/2 tsp asafoetida

  • Karuveppilai Thuvayal

    • curry leaves

    • 3 tsp Bengal gram

    • 1/2 cup chopped coconut

    • 1 tsp tamarind

    • 1/2 tsp asafoetida

    • 2 red chillies

  • For coconut chutney

    • 1 cup chopped coconut

    • 1 tsp fried gram

    • 1 inch ginger

    • 1 red chilli

    • 2 green chillies

    • salt to taste

  • For tempering

    • 1 tsp oil

    • 1 tsp mustard

    • 1/2 tsp black gram

    • 1 red chilli

    • 1 sprig curry leaves

PREPARATION

  1. 1

    Soak rice, bengal gram, split gram, moong dal, cumin seed, peppercorns, red chilli for 1 or 2 hours and grind it to a smooth paste.
  2. 2

    Heat ½ cup oil in a pan and add 1 tsp mustard seeds, ½ tsp asafoetida, curry leaves, thavala adai batter and spread it well.
  3. 3

    Cook it on a medium flame. After few minutes flip over and cook the other side. Thavala adai is ready to serve.
  4. 4

    Heat 2 tsp oil in a pan, add 3 tsp Bengal grams, ½ asafetida, 2nos red chillies, curry leaves and roast it well.
  5. 5

    Then add tamarind, ½ cup chopped coconut and roast it.
  6. 6

    Now transfer it to a blending jar, blend a smooth paste.
  7. 7

    Karuveppilai thuvaiyal is ready to serve now.
  8. 8

    In a blending jar, add 1 cup chopped coconut, 1 tsp fried grams, 1 inch piece ginger, 2 green chillies, salt to taste, water as required and blend into a smooth paste.
  9. 9

    Heat a tsp oil in a pan, add 1 tsp mustard seeds, ½ tsp black gram, 1 red chilli, few curry leaves and fry it well.
  10. 10

    Now add it in the chutney and mix it well.

STEP BY STEP