Foxtail Millet Adai Recipe | Thinai Adai Recipe | How to make Thinai Adai Recipe

Foxtail Millet Adai | Thinai Adai |

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Thinai Adai recipe is a South Indian delicacy which is a very good breakfast option for everyone. It is made with foxtail millet, lentils, red chillies, shallots, green chillies and coriander leaves. It goes well with Aviyal, jaggery, coconut chutney, tomato chutney, etc.,

Thinai Adai is a delicious protein rich pancake, popularly made in Tamil Nadu, especially in Tanjavur district and it is almost similar to regular dosa. This is purely a vegan and gluten free recipe, hence it can be consumed by everyone.

Health Benefits of Millets

Millets treats coronary artery disorder.
Helps in weight loss.
Reduces risk of colon cancer.
Helps to decrease high blood pressure.
Helps in preventing Celiac disease.
Controls diabetes.
Good source of Antioxidants.
Helps in slowing down muscle degradation.
Aids in sleep.
Helps in relieving menstrual cramps.
Aids breask milk production.
Improves skin elasticity.

Side Effects – Millets are sage when consumed in a moderate amount. However, excessive consumption of millet might cause an adverse effect. Millets contain goitrogen, a substance that interferes with the production of thyroid hormones and inhibits iodine uptake and utilization by the thyroid gland. Deficiency of iodine is a significant health problem which leads to the development of enlarged thyroid gland, known as goitre. Goitre causes dry skin, anxiety, depression and slow thinking.

Adai is quite filling, if you have 2 at once. The texture of this adai is a little thicker than a basic dosa. This thinai adai is very easy to prepare and can be made in few hours. Follow my step by step photo recipe to prepare Thinai Adai Recipe. If you like this recipe, share it, tweet it and pin it. Please do try and post your comments.

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Thinai Adai Video Recipe:

Foxtail Millet Adai | Thinai Adai Recipe

Coarse : Breakfast

Cuisine : South India

Author : Jayashree Karthik

Prep Time : 5 hr

Cook Time : 3 min

INGREDIENTS

1 cup Foxtail millet | Thinai

1/2 cup Toor dal

1/2 cup Bengal gram dal

1 tbsp Urad dal

6 Red Chillies

Salt as needed

1 cup finely chopped Onion / Shallots

3 green chilli (chopped)

1/4 cup coriander leaves (chopped)

Sesame oil – to make adai

MILLET RECIPES

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IDLI RECIPES

PROCEDURE

rinse and soak foxtail millet, toor dal, bengal gram dal and urad dal together for 5 hours

soak red chillies in water
after 5 hours, add soaked red chilies along with water into the blender
pulse for few seconds
now add soaked millets and lentils
add little water and grind to a slight coarse paste
consistency of the batter should neither be too thick nor too thin
transfer the batter into bowl or box
add salt and mix well
allow the batter to ferment for 2-3 hours
once the batter is fermented, mix the batter well
add chopped onions, green chilies and coriander leaves
mix well
heat a tawa, pour a ladle full of batter and spread it in a circular motion
drizzle a tsp of oil around the adai and cook for 2-3 minutes
once the edges turns color, flip over to other side and cook evenly
remove from tawa and serve hot with any coconut chutney or tomato chutney
absolutely tasty and delicious

Note: we can add finely chopped coconut, curry leaves and ginger to the adai batter to make it more delicious. In the actual recipe, they won’t ferment the batter, but i personally recommend to ferment and then start to make adai.

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