Name: Ada (Adai)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 15
Ingredients: Split Bengal gram (chana dal) - 1 cup; Skinned split black lentils (urad dal) - 1 cup; Split yellow lentils (moong dal) - ½ cup; Rice - 1 cup; Salt to taste - 1 cup; Dried red chile peppers, or to taste - 2; Water, as needed - 2; Cumin seeds - 2 tablespoons; Cooking oil - 2 tablespoons

Ingredients for - Ada (Adai)

1. Split Bengal gram (chana dal) 1 cup

2. Skinned split black lentils (urad dal) 1 cup

3. Split yellow lentils (moong dal) ½ cup

4. Rice 1 cup

5. Salt to taste 1 cup

6. Dried red chile peppers, or to taste 2

7. Water, as needed 2

8. Cumin seeds 2 tablespoons

9. Cooking oil 2 tablespoons

How to cook deliciously - Ada (Adai)

1 . Stage

Place the chana dal, urad dal, moong dal, and rice into a large bowl and cover with several inches of cool water; allow to soak 8 hours to overnight.

2 . Stage

Grind the soaked dal and rice with the salt and red chile peppers into a paste using a mortar and pestle. Add enough water to the mixture to make a batter just thin enough to spread. Stir the cumin seeds into the batter.

3 . Stage

Heat a griddle (or a tawa) over medium heat. Gently grease the griddle with oil on the edges and the middle. Ladle the batter on the tawa and spread into a thin circle using the back of the ladle or a large spoon. Cook for a few minutes and flip over to the other side. Cook a few more minutes, transfer to a plate, and serve immediately. Adas are best eaten hot off the griddle.