Thanjavur is famous for its art(tanjore paintings, thalai aati bommai) and architecture(Brahadeeswara temple).It is also known as Rice Bowl of Tamil nadu.There are so many authentic dishes that are famous in Tanjore district( Ashoka halwa,Poricha kootu,Thavala adai to name a few)
Thavala adai is very easy to prepare dish that can be had as either breakfast or evening snack.It can be prepared in minutes.It is shallow fried and shaped as that of vadai.It is crispier outside and soft inside.
Ingredients:
Rice Rava: 1 cup *
Toor dhal: 1 tablespoon (optional)
Grated coconut: 1/2 cup
Salt: to taste
Pepper corns: 1 tsp
Jeera (Cumin seeds): 1 tsp
Oil: to fry
* To prepare Rice Rawa, take 1 cup of raw rice and wash it thoroughly. Dry it for a while and powder it in a mixie (to a coarse powder).
Can also do this in bulk in flour machine and can be used for thavala adai, arisi upma, upma kozhukattai etc
Procedure:
Step1:
Soak tur dhal fpr 20 minnutes
Grind coconut, cumin seeds, tur dhal and pepper together to a coarse paste
Step2:
Boil 3/4 cup of water in a pan and add the rice rava, salt and ground paste and stir for 1 minute to make a thick dough
Step3:
Divide the dough to 12 lemon sized balls
Step4:
Flatten the balls in plaintain leaf/butter paper and make a small hole in the center like ulundhu vadai
Step5:
Place these balls in the sides of the heated pan and pour some oil around them
Step6:
Close the pan and cook in the low flame for 2 minutes.
Step7:
Turn the adais and repeat the same
Some snaps of Tanjore painting and dolls that we displayed in our workplace for a festival
Thavala adai is very easy to prepare dish that can be had as either breakfast or evening snack.It can be prepared in minutes.It is shallow fried and shaped as that of vadai.It is crispier outside and soft inside.
Ingredients:
Rice Rava: 1 cup *
Toor dhal: 1 tablespoon (optional)
Grated coconut: 1/2 cup
Salt: to taste
Pepper corns: 1 tsp
Jeera (Cumin seeds): 1 tsp
Oil: to fry
* To prepare Rice Rawa, take 1 cup of raw rice and wash it thoroughly. Dry it for a while and powder it in a mixie (to a coarse powder).
Can also do this in bulk in flour machine and can be used for thavala adai, arisi upma, upma kozhukattai etc
Procedure:
Step1:
Soak tur dhal fpr 20 minnutes
Grind coconut, cumin seeds, tur dhal and pepper together to a coarse paste
Step2:
Boil 3/4 cup of water in a pan and add the rice rava, salt and ground paste and stir for 1 minute to make a thick dough
Step3:
Divide the dough to 12 lemon sized balls
Step4:
Flatten the balls in plaintain leaf/butter paper and make a small hole in the center like ulundhu vadai
Step5:
Place these balls in the sides of the heated pan and pour some oil around them
Step6:
Close the pan and cook in the low flame for 2 minutes.
Step7:
Turn the adais and repeat the same
Some snaps of Tanjore painting and dolls that we displayed in our workplace for a festival
So authentic and yummy .. Tanjore doll and the paintings look terrific.
ReplyDeleteVardhini
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New to me looks delicious and healthy adai.
ReplyDeleteWow.. Such an authentic dish.. Looks do delicious.
ReplyDeleteThanjavore thavalai adai looks delicious.
ReplyDeleteThis is awesome! I am going to bookmark it ! I am sure we are going to love it!
ReplyDeleteWow...that is awesome! I've heard of Thanjavur Thavalai adai, but never tasted it....looking forward to trying it!
ReplyDeleteVegetarian Cultural Creatives
I m adding another wow...I almost feel I can take a bite..:P
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Tasty thavalai adai,loved the illustrative clicks.
ReplyDeleteWonderful recipe.. looks yummy !!
ReplyDeleteLove the adai...Should we do this in kadai or ordinary dosai pan..Love it..
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorite, looks absolutely delicious.
ReplyDeleteI so much like your traditional south indian recipes...I enjoyed a virtual treat ranging from t'veli halwa, srivelliputtur palkova to different laddoos and this one is another very wonderful recipe..I guess I have to bookmark your entire blog :)
ReplyDeleteSo authentic and my favorite adai.
ReplyDeleteVery delicious and wonderful looking adais. Great preparation.
ReplyDeleteDeepa
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Looks delicious.... loved the step by step pictorial...
ReplyDeleteYummy and authentic cuisine...
ReplyDeleteThe recipe is very authentic...Adais look delectable!
ReplyDeleteYummy recipe dear
ReplyDeletelovely and yummy tavala adai.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful & healthy snack!!! Will try & make it for today`s snack!!
ReplyDeletePrathima Rao
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Wow!!! I have never had a chance to visit Tamil Nadu. But now I want to!!!! Thank you for treating us with so many authentic dishes. I quiet agree with Raji. I may have to bookmark ur entire blog :-)
ReplyDeleteleaning new....new..recipes of other states day by day.Thanks..keep posting
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Bookmarked. This is so new to me.
ReplyDeleteThis recipe is quite new and simple.Will try it soon.
ReplyDeleteThalaiyaatti bommainna enakku "Chettiyar bommai"thaan ninaivu varthu,antha photo iruntha post pannungalen! :)
Have you forgotten to add the tur dal in the first step? Or does it go somewhere else?
ReplyDeleteThanks for pointing out. Soak the tur dhal for 20 minutes and grind it along with pepper and cumin
Deleteloved all the traditional recipe in your blog
ReplyDeleteMy mother-in-law makes thavala adai. I find that raw rice pieces in it, which really puts me off. It also happens in the normal Adai that she makes.
ReplyDeleteMy solution is as follows
(1) Adai: Soak Dal and Rice separatelely. Grind the rice to a finer paste as in Dosai
(2) Tavala Adai: In the same pan, cook T.Adai with lid covered, then, pour the oil to make the sides crisp.