Kizhanghu Adai

It is time for dinner and I already planned Kizhangu Adai for us, which needs to be spicy for my DH. My DM makes sweet adai by grinding Rice, Yucca root with Jaggery and Coconut. Simply I love it.

                                               

Ingredients                                       

ParBoiled/Idly Rice ------> 2 Cups, Soaked

Yucca Root -----------------> 2 Cups, Chopped (Maravalli Kizhangu)            

Red Chillies -----------------> 5     

Salt ---------------------------> A2Y taste   

Hing --------------------------> ½  tsp        

                                               

Procedure:                                        

·         Wash & Soak the rice for couple of hours                                             

·         Remove the hard, brown skin of Yucca Root using Peeler; chop into small chunks                                             

·         Grind everything to make fine, smooth batter; add water while grinding, but don't make it too watery.                                

·         Make little adais in dosa pans.                                   

·         Serve it with Idli Podi or Garlic Podi                 

                        

                                               

After making couple of Adais with plain batter for DH, I mixed chopped Amaranth leaves(MulaiKeerai or ThanduKeerai) with the batter.  This one was even more tastier tasty        

                          

                                               

Ideas:                                   

ü  Other healthier options of including grains like Wheat, Barley(high in fiber), Rye, Oats, Millet; Just powder them fine in the blender and add it directly to the batter.                                        

ü  Grinding Yucca root with any of the other beans/lentils mentioned in Multigrain/Sprouted Beans Adai can also be another option                

ü  Shredded Carrots or Cabbage, drum stick leaves as toppings                                      

ü  Alternative of White Idly or Parboiled rice is Brown Rice.