Balloon Vine Leaves Adai

        Balloon Vine Leaves Adai:

                   Balloon Vine Leaves means Mudakathan Keerai.These leaves are used with medicine to treat arthritis, joint pain and skin diseases. Adai is the yummy and filling South Indian breakfast/dinner receipe .

Ingredients :

·        Par boiled rice ( puzhungal rice ) – 1 cup

·        Mudakathan keerai – 1 cup

·        Red chilli – 5 to 7

·        Asafoetida – ¼ spoon

·        Sombu – ½ spoon

·        Salt as required

Ingredients added to the batter :

·        Onion – 3 finely chopped(optional)

Preparation :

·        Soak rice in water  for 3 hours.

·        Remove the leaves from the creeper. Wash it well with water.

Method :

·        First grind red chilli,salt ,sombu, asafeotida and then add rice  grind it coarsely.

·        Then add the mudakathan leeves also and grind it to a smooth paste.

·        The batter should not be thick nor watery.The batter will be in a lovely light green colour.

·        Adai batter is now ready.

·        Heat the casted iron pan or non stick pan. Spread the batter like thick dosa on the pan.

·        Pour a table spoon of oil at corner.

·        Allow to cook on low flame for 2 -3 minutes. When the bottom of the adai turns lightly brown flip over and cook for another  2-3 mins…Done!

                               

                                                 

Yummy adai is ready... J J Serve hot and enjoy this adai  with any spicy chutney.