Thavala Adai - Tanjore /Thanjavur Special

For letter T,there were various options such a thavala vadai,thenga mangai pannai sundal,thakkali rasam and many more.But I chose Thavala adai,a famous evening snack popular in Tanjore/Thanjavur Brahmin house holds.
Its a kind of pan fried patties/pancake made with ground rice and dhal.This thavala adai can be made in number of ways,in some house holds its made like a thick pancake in a shallow bottom pan.Here I shared the pan fried version and this is quite addictive when it is served hot along with coconut chutney.Off to the recipe................

                                                       

                                                            

                                                   Thavala Adai

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   Basic Information

   Preparation time ~ 10 minutes

   Soaking time ~ 2-3 hours

   Cooking time ~ 25 minutes

   Makes ~ 6-7

   

  Ingredients

    

Ingredient	Quantity
Raw rice/pacharisi	1/2 cup
Toor dhal/thuvaram paruppu	1.5 tbs
Channa dhal/kadala paruppu	1 tbs
Salt	3/4 tsp
Cumin seeds/jeergam	1/2 tsp
Black pepper/milagu	3/4 tsp
Coconut(grated)	4 tbs
Mustard seeds/kadugu	3/4 tsp
Urad dhal/uluthamparuppu	1 tsp
Asafoetida/perungayam	a pinch
Curry leaves/karivepillai	few leaves
Oil	3-4 tbs

  Method 

• Rinse the rice and  couple of times in water and soak it for 2-3 hours minimum.After the soaking time drain the water completely and grind it coarsely in a blender along with salt,cumin and pepper.Add water if its needed.Heat a pan with 2 tsp of oil and do the tempering with mustard seeds and urad dhal.Toast the curry leaves and add the asafoetida powder.

• Add in the grated coconut and fry it for a minute.Add around 11/2 cups of water,let it boil.To this add the ground rice and dhal paste.Mix it well.

• Let it cook till all the water gets absorbed.Put off the flame and let it sit for 2-3 minutes.When the batter is warm enough take a lemon size ball on a greased sheet or banana leaf.Grease the palms with water and gently press the ball and flatten it.Make a hole on the center of the flattened disc.Make 2-3 disc and keep it aside.

• Heat a dosa griddle add a tsp of oil and transfer the flattened disc to the griddle.Drizzle a tsp of oil and cook it in a medium flame for couple of minutes.Then flip gently it to the other side and drizzle a tsp of oil.Cook it till both the sides gets nice and golden.Remove it from the pan.Continue for the rest of the  dough.

• Serve it hot with coconut chutney.

• While cooking the ground batter do not cook it till it becomes dry,otherwise its difficult to flat and make the disc.
• When the flatten discs are cooking do not flip it often,otherwise it may break and get cracked.
• Grind the rice and dhal to a bit coarser consistency.
• Cook it with a generous amount of oil to get the adai crispy.

Enjoy...............

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