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Quinoa is nutritious, it is very high in fiber, much higher than most grains. It is very high in protein too with all the essential amino acids. It is gluten-free and perfect for people with Gluten Intolerance and may help you lose weight. Here I made Quinoa Adai without rice, so it is diabetic friendly too, which is very easy to prepare, healthy and taste delicious 😋.  This recipe is from South Indian cuisine. Follow my step-by-step photo recipe to prepare Quinoa Adai. If you like this recipe, share it, tweet it and pin it. Please do try and post your comments.

RECIPE FOR QUINOA ADAI

Course       : Breakfast

Cuisine      : South India

Author       : Jayashree Karthik

Prep Time  : 10 min

Soak Time : 5 hr

Cook Time : 5 min

Total Time  : 5 hr 15 min

INGREDIENTS

• 1/2 cup quinoa

• 1/8 cup toor dal

• 1/4 cup chana dal (bengal gram dal)

• 1/8 cup green gram dal

• 1 tbsp moong dal

• 1/2 tsp cumin seed

• 1.5 tsp fennel seed

• 4 red chilli

• 1 tbsp ginger

• 1 cup water

• 1 small onion - finely chopped

• 2 tbsp coriander leaves

• 1 tsp hing/asafoetida

• salt as needed

• oil as needed to make Adai

PROCEDURE

• in a large mixing bowl, add quinoa, toor dal, chana dal, green gram dal and moong dal

• wash the lentils well

• soak in water for 5-6 hours

• drain the water and transfer the lentils to mixer grinder

• now add fennel seeds, cumin seeds, ginger and red chili

• grind to a slightly coarse paste

• transfer back to the mixing bowl

• add salt and hing

• mix well

• add finely chopped onion and coriander leaves

• combine well

• add enough water to adjust the consistency. (it should be like idli batter consistency)

• heat cast iron tawa, pour 2 ladles of batter and make it into a circular shape (we need thick Adai)

• drizzle a tsp of sesame oil on top of Adai

• cook on low medium flame

• when edges turn golden brown flip over to other side  and cook well

• serve hot with coconut chutney or ginger chutney or with palm sugar

• taste yum 😋 

Notes: do not grind it too smooth, it should be slight coarse for great taste

QUINOA ADAI WITH STEP-BY-STEP PHOTO RECIPE

in a large mixing bowl, add quinoa

add toor dal

add green gram dal

add bengal gram dal

add moong dal

wash the lentils well and soak in water for 5-6 hours

soaked dal

add into the mixer grinder

take red chili, cumin seed, fennel seed and ginger

add into the mixer grinder

grind to a slight coarse paste for better taste

transfer back in to the mixing bowl

take enough Adai batter in another mixing bowl

add finely chopped onion and coriander leaves

add enough water to make Adai

add salt

add hing

combine altogether

heat a cast iron tawa

pour a ladle full of batter and make it into a circular shape

drizzle a tsp of oil and cover with lid

when edges turn golden brown, flip over to other side and cook well

Quinoa Adai is ready

serve hot with coconut chutney and ginger chutney 

tastes yummy 😋