We make arisi upma at home using raw rice. Sometimes elders at home, pat the same upma into crispy thavala adais by smearing lots of oil. I have memories of my grandmother making this and also my husband’s grandmother making it too. When my friend’s mother in law shared the recipe of Thavala dosa recipe, she shared the recipe of Thavala adai too. Finally I tried this yesterday and we all loved it. We usually make simple coconut chutney to pair with Thavala adai. You can make Kalyana gotsu also to pair with this. Some people make this using raw rice. This recipe is using Idli rice | parboiled rice. On festival days and on fasting days, you can replace idli rice with raw rice. Also check out
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Thavala adai recipe
In a bowl add idli rice and wash it thrice.Drain the excess water.
Now spread the rice in a clean towel.Let this dry in a shade for 40 mins.You can skip this step and straight away pulse it along with toor dal.Washing and then pulsing, makes the grinding process so even.Don’t keep it under the sun.Once it is dried and could easily slide from the cloth take it out.
Put this into a mixie jar.Add toor dal and pepper to this.Pulse into a coarse powder. It should be slightly bigger than the rava.
This gave around 2 cups Thavala adai podi.We can store this in the fridge for 2 -3 months.
Now let’s make thavala adai.In a pan add 3 tsp oil. I used coconut oil.Add mustard seeds, asafoetida, and curry leaves.Once it splutters, add 3 cups of waterAdd salt to taste and grated coconut.
Simmer the flame, and add 1 cup of podiStir well continuously.Let this cook.
Once water is absorbed, switch off.
When warm, take small portions and make into lemon sized balls.Always keep the cooked dough balls covered.
Flatten the balls.Place it on a hot greased tawa.
Cook in medium flame on both sides.Smear coconut oil in between. Coconut oil enhances the taste of thavala adai.You can add normal cooking oil too.Once it is slightly roasted on both sides, done take out.Repeat this for the rest of the cooked balls.
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