Adai

Ingredients

3 cup idly rice
3/4 chana dal (kadle parp)
3/4 tuvar dal
4 spoon urad dal

Method

1)Soak for half an hour.
2)Grind into coarse paste.
3)Add salt as per taste.
3)Pour batter into heated tawa and oil to edges and let cook
4)You can garnish with onions/tomatoes when pouring the batter

Cabbage Kootu

Ingredients

Group 1 -
1 medium head of cabbage, finely shredded
3/4 cup toor dal (soaked for 15 -20 mins)
1 small tomatoes
2 tsp Coriander powder
1 tsp Cumin powder
1 tsp Chilli powder
2 tbsp Sambhar powder
1/2 tsp Turmeric
Salt

Group 2 - Tadka
1 medium Onion
1/2 tsp Ginger Garlic
A Pinch of hing
1 tsp Mustard Seeds
1 tsp Cumin Seeds
1 sprig curry leaves


Group 3 - Masala
1 tbsp urad dal
2-3 red chilies (you can use more if you like your food really spicy)
4 tbsp shredded coconut


Method

1) Pressure-cook the Group 1 with about 4 cups of water for about 2 whistles.
2) Fry Group 2 ingredients and add.
3) Fry Group 3 ingredients. When the dals turn golden, remove to a blender and grind into a smooth paste along with coconut.
4) Add to the pressure cooker.
5) Let it cook for 10 mins.