Though we love our idlis and dosas, sometimes the tongue craves for some other taste and texture. And that is when dishes like this Mixed millet adai recipe is born!
Adai is a healthy South Indian Breakfast dish made with rice and a few varieties of dals/ lentils. The ingredients are soaked and ground to a batter. Unlike the regular dosa batter, this one does not need fermentation. The dish can be made as soon as the batter is ground.
The rice in the adai recipe has been replaced with mixed millets in this dish. I used kodo millet, barnyard millet ,red jowar and foxtail millet.You can use this or any one of these millets to make adai.
If you have tasted the regular adai, you won’t find any difference with this one. It tastes just like the usual dish! I added onion,curry leaves and cumin seeds to the batter but that is optional.
Adai is one dish that can be served with any of these sides – Soft butter, jaggery powder, sambar and coconut chutney, tomato onion chutney, Avial ,Milagai podi, honey or just a bowl of curd!
Here are some other Adai varieties to try…
Here is how to prepare Mixed Millet Adai Recipe
A healthy South Indian Breakfast dish.
- 1/2 cup Kodo millet
- 1/2 cup barnyard millet
- 1/2 cup Foxtail millet
- 1/2 cup Red jowar
- 1/2 cup Toor dal
- 1/2 cup Channa dal
- 1/2 cup black urad dal
- 1/2 cup Masoor dal
- 1/2 cup Whole green gram
- Salt to taste
- 2 numbers Onion,chopped
- A few curry leaves
- 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds
- 3 numbers Red chilies, adjust to taste
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Take the millets and lentils, red chilies in a bowl. Add enough water to soak them.Cover and let it soak for 5-6 hours / over night.
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Drain and grind to a semi coarse batter adding little water. Do not make it too watery though.Grind in batches and transfer the ground batter into a bowl.
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Add chopped onions, cumin seeds, salt and chopped curry leaves and mix well. Heat a griddle.Pour a ladle full of batter and spread it a bit. Cook till both sides are well cooked.
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Serve with a side of your choice.
- Use any combination of millets and lentils
- Black urad can be exchanged with white whole urad dal.
- Similarly, regular jowar can be used instead of red jowar.
- Ginger can be added while grinding the batter.
Step by step method to prepare Mixed Millet Adai Recipe
Take the millets and lentils, red chilies in a bowl. Add enough water to soak them.Cover and let it soak for 5-6 hours / over night.
Drain and grind to a semi coarse batter adding little water. Do not make it too watery though.Grind in batches and transfer the ground batter into a bowl.
Add chopped onions, cumin seeds, salt and chopped curry leaves and mix well. Heat a griddle and make adai as usual.
Serve hot with a side of your choice.
Note:
- Use any combination of millets and lentils
- Black urad can be exchanged with white whole urad dal.
- Similarly, regular jowar can be used instead of red jowar.
- Ginger can be added while grinding the batter.
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Such protein packed and whole grain packed adai this is. So hearty, filling and delicious. Just a small adai would probably enough to fill up the stomach — good one PJ.
Wow what an incredible adai and i love that all the millets went in it. Highly nutritious and this adai rocks PJ. Am in love with this extremely delicious adai.
I often make adai with simply one millet and dals, Great idea to use different type of millets in a recipe, it must be healthy and delicious too. Will give it a try on sometime !!!
After reading this post I realise that this is such a simple breakfast or a lunch recipe . Nutrition packed Adai looks great , with all those flavours . By the end of the marathon I might shift to South Indian millet breakfast !
Wow, the goodness of millets and lentils on one plate. Such a healthy recipe. Protein-packed one for sure. Great share PJ.
Thanks for the idea, PJ. I am definitely going to make something similar. Super healthy adai for sure.
Such a healthy adai with millets.. this is a must try recipe!!
I have a version of mixed millet aai which Sruti likes a lot and I make it often. Your version is little bit different and looks so yum. Next time I will try your version..
A very healthy adai recipe as you’ve a combination of different millets and lentils. Awesome recipe. Its a must try recipe.
Wow PJ mixing and grinding all those millets for dosa is superb!..My MIL got a ready to make flour made with many millets and I made it just last night..it tastes so good..
wow this is such an amazing adai and so healthy as well, it looks very delicious !! Excellent idea of combining all the millets and making this protein-packed breakfast dish which tastes same as the regular adai ..
Adai is one of our favorite for dinner. Such a healthy and filling dish when served with aviyal it is one filling and complete meal. Red jowar is new ph, need to check on that! Scrumptious ❤️
I use a mix of different lentils along with brown rice. The assorted millets recipe is so healthy and great way to use millets in our everyday recipe.
Mixed millet adai sounds healthy and tasty breakfast or lunch dish. I guess it is the chutnies that make the adai or dosa more inviting.
Love the idea of this super healthy millets and lentils adai. Makes a wholesome meal for any time of the day.