Yellow Split Peas Dal Adai - Pattani Paruppu Adai - Tiffin Recipes

Yellow split peas adai (Pattani paruppu adai) - easy to make adai recipe with step-by-step pictures and full video. Yellow split peas look similar to chana dal, but it tastes different. This is a simple tiffin recipe made with yellow split peas, rice, urid dal, chillies, onions and curry leaves. The addition of the yellow split peas makes this adai so unique and gives the crispness. You might all now think, what is the difference between chana dal and yellow split peas dal? Both the dals are popular in Tirunelveli cuisine. Yellow split peas dal has a soft texture with mild flavour. Yellow split peas dal is widely used in masala vadai, kara vadai, adai and also the ground split peas flour is added in omapodi, karasev and bajji flour. 

For this adai we have to add equal amounts of dal and rice. Soak them for three hours and then grind the batter with red chillies and green chilles. And add some onions, curry leaves and coriander leaves. When it comes to adai, everyone has their own unique style and all of them taste good. Some prefer thick adai, some prefer crispy adai and there is no one method of preparation. After grinding the batter, add water to bring it to your consistency. I ground the batter in the wet grinder, so I ground the chillies in a mixer jar and then mixed it to the batter. You can grind it in the mixer jar too. If grinding in the mixer jar, first grind the chillies and then add the dals and rice. Usually for adai batter it tooks only ten minutes to grind but it also depends on the soaking time. So, adjust the timing accordingly. Make sure to grind the batter slightly coarse, so it tastes good. Now let's see how to prepare yellow split peas dal adai.

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Yellow Split Peas Adai Recipe Details

Prep time: 20 minutes
Soaking time: 2 hours
Cook time: 20 minutes
Serves: 3
Category: tiffin
Author: Muthulakshmi Madhavakrishnan

Ingredients

• 1 cup yellow split peas
• 1 cup idli rice
• 1 tbsp urid dal
• 10 red chillies
• 3 green chillies
• 1 tsp asafoetida powder 
• few curry leaves 
• few coriander leaves
• 1/2 tsp mustard and urid dal
• 1 onion, finely chopped 
• salt to taste
• coconut oil

Cooking Directions

Measure and add the rice and dals in a vessel. Pour 6 to 8 cups of water and soak it for 3 hours.

Take a mixer jar and add the red chillies, green chillies. Grind it nicely with a little water.  

After 3 hours, rinse the rice for 3 times and drain the water completely. Add the soaked and drained rice in the wet grinder. Add water and grind it. Add the ground chili paste to the wet grinder and grind the batter nicely. Transfer the batter to a mixing bowl and add the required salt. Mix it well. Add curry leaves, asafoetida powder and chopped coriander leaves. 

Heat oil in a kadai and add mustard and urid dal. Allow them to crackle and add chopped onions. Saute for a few minutes and add the sauted ingredients to the batter. Add some more water if the batter appears thick.

Heat an iron dosa pan on medium heat. Once again mix the batter well and pour one and a half ladle full of batter and spread it in a circular motion. Swirl 2 to 3 tbsp oil and cook the adai on medium heat.

When it starts to turn brown, carefully flip the adai and cook the adai for 2 more minutes and transfer it to the serving plate.