Brown Rice Adai is a gluten Free, Protein Rich and Vegan lentil + Brown Rice Dosa served for breakfast. Quick snack or sometimes dinner.
What is Adai ?
Adai is a thicker dosa (lentil crepe) that is a mainstay at many South Indian homes. It is made with a mix of lentils and grains, and mostly made immediately after grinding (without fermentation).
What are the variations in Adai ?
We love Adai at home, so many varieties are made regularly rotating the grains / substituting rice with Quinoa, brown rice and even millets.
So we have:
- No Rice Quinoa Wholegrain Adai
- Drumsticks leaves Adai
- Black Rice Adai
- Navdhanya Adai (9 grains+lentil mix) adai)
Other Dosa varieties you might like
Tips to make a delicious adai:
- Soak rice + lentils for only the time indicated in the recipe
- Grind the batter slightly coarse to give it a characteristic texture to the adai (some people like to grind it smooth)
- If using brown rice / other varieties, the soak time might increase by an hour.
- Most adai are made immediately after grinding, but we prefer to ferment it for at least an hour to help the lentils digest better
- Adai is spicy on its own with red chillies / green chillies / ginger added to it while soaking / grinding, so an adai is simply served with some molgapudi (gun powder) and jaggery. (Some prefer butter) . It tastes great on its own too without any accompaniments
- Adai remains soft even after making them, so perfect for lunch boxes.
- Temperature of the tava / skillet is important as lentil batter burns quickly. Make them on moderate heat
- If not gluten friendly, use asafoetida to prevent flatulence from the lentil batter.
Let’s see how to make Brown Rice Adai – A gluten Free, Protein Rich and Vegan lentil and Brown Rice Dosa
Prep time (Soak time) : 4 hours, Grinding time – 15 mins , Fermentation time – 1 hour (opt.)
Makes – 20 servings
Cuisine – South Indian, Course – Breakfast / Snack / Dinner ; Spice level – medium
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Ingredients to make Brown Rice Adai:
- 2 cups Brown Rice ( I have used Organic Sona Masoori Semi Brown Rice)
- 1/2 cup split black lentil (Urad dal / Ulundhu/ Ulutham Paruppu)
- 1/2 cup split pigeon pea (Toor Dal / Thuvaram Paruppu)
- 1/3 cup split Green gram (Yellow Moong dal / Pasi Paruppu)
- 2 tsp Fenugreek seeds (methi / Vendhyam – dried or soaked )
- 6 dry Red chillies
- 2 Kashmiri Red chillies
- 1 tsp Turmeric
- 1 sprig Curry leaves
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Oil (per adai)
Method to make Brown Rice Adai | Brown Rice and Lentil Dosa
- Soak all ingredients listed above
- Watch the video embedded below for the full recipe and how to make these crispy Golden Adai for breakfast / dinner.
- Tastes best with some fiery Molgapudi (Gunpowder) or some jaggery too.
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Brown Rice Adai | Brown Rice and Lentil Dosa | Gluten Free Vegan
Equipment
- 1 Wet Grinder
- 1 Bowl
- 1 Tava / Skillet
Ingredients
- 2 cups Brown Rice I have used Organic Sona Masoori Semi Brown Rice
- 1/2 cup split black gram Urad dal / Ulundhu/ Ulutham Paruppu
- 1/2 cup split pigeon pea Toor Dal / Thuvaram Paruppu
- 1/3 cup Split Green gram Yellow Moong dal / Pasi Paruppu
- 2 tsp fenugreek seeds methi / Vendhyam – dried or soaked
- 6 Dry Red Chillies
- 2 kashmiri red chillies
- 1 tsp Turmeric
- 1 sprig Curry Leaves
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Oil per adai
Instructions
- Soak all ingredients listed above
- Watch the video embedded below for the full recipe and how to make these crispy Golden Adai for breakfast / dinner.
- Tastes best with some fiery Molgapudi (Gunpowder) or some jaggery too
Video
Love all the healthy lentils and rice that have been used to make this delicious looking brown rice adai. Perfect brunch or light meal option.
absolutely MAyuri. Perfect brunch
I love adai and can have anytime ..like it more than the dosai . Will try with brown rice very soon. Lovely golden color
thank you!
Brown rice adai looks good and healthy. The best part of adai I like is it can be made instantly unlike dosa.
thank you!
Adai is so tempting with chutney and podi on the side. I used only 1 cup brown basmati rice and it turned out good. It didn’t look as crisps as yours but we loved.
Thanks Usha for trying this.
We love adai and this combo using brown rice will is something I will love. The podi and oil combo with adia is my favourite while hubby will prefer it with chutney. Thanks.
yay! adai for the win 🙂
Love this healthy Adai recipe, thanks for sharing Kalyani
Thanks Amara.
These adais make a filing breakfast or a dinner meal Kalyani, your plate looks so inviting!
Thank you Valli – they do make a very filling breakfast for sure!