Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Kambhu adai (Pearl millet pancake)

Kambhu adai (Pearl millet pancake) - Preparation time 10 to 15 mins
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Bought kambhu in the shop, ground to flour and kept to include in our recipe. This pearl millet (kambu) contains a unique flavour which people may or may not like. I just want to try some recipe but dunno how to suppress the unique taste or flavour which this flour contains.
I tried making in small quantity for me because i don't know whether my husband like it. When i tasted after making it was good in taste and filling also. This doesn't require any side dish because i made it spicy. I actually flattened the kambhu adai flour directly over the hot tawa which might not be possible for some so you can oil a silver foil or plantain leaf flatten and put in the hot tawa. Remove the sheet or leaf from the flattened adai.

Ingredients:-
Kambu flour - 1 cup
Rice flour - 1 tbsp (optional)
Red chili powder - 1/2 tsp (or to your spice level)
Curry leaved - 10 (finely chopped)
Ginger - 1 tbsp (grated or finely chopped)
Onion - 1 (finely chopped)
Water to make the dough
Salt - to taste
Green chili - 1 (finely chopped)
Oil - to cook

Preparation method:-
Take a vessel add kambu flour, salt, chili powder, salt, curry leaves, onion, ginger,green chili.
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Mix well all the above ingredients and sprinkle  water to make dough .
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The dough should not be tight as we make for puri or chappathi. Let it be slight loose so a small ball can be made using the dough. Add little chopped curry leaves.
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Heat a tawa (i use iron tawa for making dosa/adai so that dish will be much more tasty than non stick).
In a bowl take water. Dip your hand in the water (to avoid the dough sticking to your hand) and then make small ball from the dough.
When tawa is hot bring down the flame.Keep the dough ball in the middle and slowly flatten the ball and make a circle. This will be thick only thin won't taste that much tasty.
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Make small ball so the flattening process will be easy. After few mins turn the adai and cook. The color will become slightly whitish when it is completely cooked. add little oil in the side. 
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The oil should be added at this stage only else the pan cakes will become soggy.
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You serve healthy, spicy and tasty kambu adai hot to all your family members. 

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