Thavala Adai

Ingredients

• 🧂Saltto taste
  
• 🫙Ginger1-inch piece
  
• 🌶️Green Chili2
  
• 🌶️Mustard Seeds1/2 tsp
  
• 🌿Curry Leaves2 sprigs
  
• 🫙Yellow Lentils (Toor Dal)1 cup, rinsed
  
• 🫙Asafoetidaa pinch
  
• 🫙Coconut Oil2 tbsp
  
• 🫙Red Lentils1 cup, rinsed
  

Instructions

1. 1

   Soak the rice and urad dal (with fenugreek seeds) separately for 4-6 hours, then grind each to a smooth batter with cold water, combine and ferment overnight.

2. 2

   Stir the fermented batter gently; it should be thick but pourable. Add a splash of water only if needed.

3. 3

   Heat a cast-iron tawa or paniyaram pan over medium; a drop of water should dance and vanish.

4. 4

   Spoon the batter in, swirl or shape quickly, and let it set undisturbed for two minutes.

5. 5

   Cook till crisp-bottomed and blistedy, roll or stack, and carry to the table while the first one is still crackling.