Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1 Cup Ragi Flour / ராகி மாவு
  • 1 Onion / பெரிய வெங்காயம்
  • ½ Carrot / கேரட் ((Grated))
  • 1 Handful Drumstick Leaves / முருங்கை இலை
  • Salt / உப்பு (As Required)
  • Water / தண்ணீர் (As Required)
  • 1 tbsp Oil / எண்ணெய்
  • 1 tsp Mustard Seeds / கடுகு
  • ½ tsp Urad Dal / உளுத்தம்பருப்பு
  • 2 to 3 Green Chilli / பச்சைமிளகாய்
  • 1 sprig Curry Leaves / கருவேப்பில்லை

Instruction

  • Chop the shallots, green chilli finely and grate the carrot. Remove the drumstick leaves from the stem and rinse well. Then, measure and keep all the ingredients ready.
  • Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a pan, add the mustard seeds, once it starts to splutter, add the urad dal and curry leaves. Then add the shallots, green chilli and saute till translucent.
  • Add the drumstick leaves, grated carrot, salt (only for the veggies) and give a quick stir. Don't saute for a long time, else the drumstick leaves and carrot turn dry.
  • Mix well and keep by side. Take the ragi flour in a mixing bowl.
  • To the ragi flour, add the sauteed veggies and salt (only for the flour). Then pour the water little by little as required.
  • Combine the dough well, it should be moist and sticky like kozhukattai dough. If needed, add 1 or 2 tsp of oil. Divide the dough into equal-sized balls.
  • In a plastic paper or banana leaf or butter paper, spread little oil, all over. Then place the dough ball and flatten it with your fingers. If there are any cracks, seal it with your fingers, I flattened the dough to medium thickness (watch my YouTube video for more details). Heat a Tawa well and carefully place the flattened adai. Simmer the flame and drizzle oil all over.
  • Once it is completely cooked, flip it to the other side. Drizzle oil and cook again. It took almost 4 minutes for the adai to cook on both sides
  • Serve this Ragi Adai Recipe with Onion Tomato Chutney.