QandAs: Food

Adai

Ingredients
1	cup	rice
1/3	cup	urad dal, green lentils
1/3	cup	chana dal, red lentils
1/3	cup	yellow split peas
1	teaspoon	salt
1	teaspoon	red chili powder
1	each	onion, optional
1	each	carrot, optional
1/4	cup	coconut, grated, optional

Directions:
Mix rice, chana dal, urad dal, and yellow split peas in a large vessel. Soak in a lot of water for about 2 hours. Grind the soaked mixture with chili powder and salt coarsely, without adding much water. Ferment for about 3 - 4 hours, then refrigerate or freeze. In cold weather, the fermenting process might take longer, and it might be a good idea to ferment in an oven (the pilot light will keep the mixture warm). Add either onions (finely cut), carrot (grated) or coconut before preparing. Freezing Notes: If freezing, only ferment for about an hour. The mixture will have to be left out for a while before being ready to use.