MURUNGAKEERAI MULTI-GRAIN ADAI
About murungai keerai/drumstick leaves they are rich in fiber and these leaves are known to control the diabetics and improve the glucose tolerance. These leaves are exclusively control the blood cholesterol levels mainly Total cholesterol level and Triglyceride levels.Murungaikeerai/drumstick leaves are rich in anti-oxidants which helps to prevent from diabetic and cardiovascular diseases. It helps to regulate the blood flows that helps to reduce even the menstural cramps too. One of the most recommended greens during pre and post pregnancy.
The most often breakfast/evening tiffin in our home and all our favorite food too. This is the one complete healthy and delicious bite.(Sounds delicious)
Ingredients:
- Navadhanyam / whole multi-grain – 1 cup
- Kadalaparuppu/splitted chickpea – ½ cup
- Raw rice – ¼ cup
- Sombu/ fennel seeds – 1 tblsp
- Dry red chilli(byadagi chilli pref) – 4-5 (as per the spicy level)
- Asafetida/ perungkayam – 1tsp
- Murungaieerai/drumstick leaves – ½ cup
- Small onion/shallot – 4nos (finely chopped)
- Garlic – 3 pods
- Salt – as req
- Water – ½ cup
- Ghee/ gingelly oil – as req
Procedure:
Step 1:
In a wide mixing bowl add navadhanyam,kadalaparuppu,raw rice, sombu, dry chilli- wash thoroughly and soak overnight or atleast for 7-8 hrs
Step 2:
I always use mixie for grinding the adai batter, take a medium-high mixie jar add the soaked items to jar along with garlic pods and grind it coarsely with a little amount of water. The batter should not be runny nor doughy. It should be in coarsely grounded spreadable consistency
Step 3:
Pour the grounded batter in a wide mixing bowl and add finely chopped small onion, washed murungaikeerai leaves,salt, asafetida, water(if needed) and mix well and keep it aside
Step 4:
In a tawa (cast iron preferable) spread a tsp of gingelly oil/ghee now add a ladle full of adai batter and spread clockwise in a circular shape.(donot spread too thin layer, the layer should be little thick like uttappam)
Step 5:
Now add one more tsp of ghee/gingelly oil over the adai and let it cook for 3-4mins in a medium flame and flip it out and allow it cook for 2-3 mins or so
Step 6:
You will get a delicious- yummy-healthy-flaky-crunchy murungaikeerai multigrain adai. Serve Hot with a side of butter -vellam/jaggery, is a classic combination or you can serve with an another classic combination of adai with aviyal
