Carrot Adai Bites
About Carrot Adai Bites
Adai is made using batter prepared with lentils, rice and spices. This traditional and healthy adai is given a makeover, as Carrot Adai Bites. Each bite-sized Adai is an ideal snack option as well a complete breakfast option. This recipe is sure to attract kids due to its cute size. HomeChef Rajeswari Annamalai has used Farmz2Familiez Adai batter in this recipe. It is a wonderful blend of lentils, rice and spices. Grated carrot is added to the adai batter to make it even healthier and the batter is flavoured with roasted fennel seeds and garlic. These adai bites make a perfect appetizer as well when topped with tomato-mint-cashew chutney spread and crunchy omapodi("Ajwain"™ [Carom seeds] and "Besan" [Chickpea flour] crisps). This recipe makes 25 Adai. Let's Check the recipe.
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Ingredients
Roasted fennel seeds and garlic spice powder
- 2 tsp Fennel Seeds
- 5 pods Garlic
- 2 Red Chillies
Ingredients for Tomato-Mint-Cashew chutney spread
Ingredients for Carrot Adai Bites
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Instructions
How to make Roasted Fennel seeds and Garlic spice powder
- Dry roast all the ingredients separately as mentioned under "ingredients for Roasted Fennel seeds and Garlic spice powder" and allow them to cool completely.
- Blend the roasted ingredients to a coarse powder.
How to make Tomato-Mint-Cashew chutney spread
- Heat oil in a pan and add the cashew nuts. Saute until they turn slightly brown.
- Add ginger and garlic pods. Saute for a while.
- Add the green chillies and saute until a nice aroma is smelt.
- Add onion chunks and saute until it changes color slightly.
- Add tomato slices and tamarind, saute, close the pan with a lid and allow them to cook for few minutes.
- Finally add fresh mint leaves and saute for few seconds.
- Turn off the flame and allow this mixture to cool completely.
- Add salt to the cooled mixture and blend it to a smooth paste without adding water.
How to make Carrot Adai Bites
- Add grated carrot, roasted fennel seeds & garlic spice, water and salt to the Farmz2Familiez Adai batter.
- Mix well. The batter consistency should be thick and not watery. Heat a dosa tawa.
- Using a small ladle pour a ladle full of batter on the preheated tawa, starting from the sides and ending in the center.
- Smear oil on all these bit- sized adais.
- Cook for 2 - 3 minutes until the edges start loosening a bit.
- Flip them carefully, smear oil again and allow them to cook.
- Once they are completely cooked on both the sides, transfer them to a hot casserole.
- Repeat the same for the remaining batter.
Serving
- Place the bite-sized adais on a serving plate.
- Apply a generous amount of the chutney spread.
- Sprinkle omapodi and place a halved cashew nut on each bite sized adai.
- Serve immediately.
Recipe Notes
This Recipe has been sponsored by FarmztoFamiliez where Home Chef Rajeswari has used Farmztofamiliez Adai Dosa Batter to create the magic of Carrot Bite-sizedAdais for Snacks and Breakfast.
Try out Farmz2familiez various range of delicious and fresh batters for healthy breakfast and snack options.
About the Author: Rajeswari Annamalai, home chef and self-taught baker, has unconditional love towards cooking since her childhood.
She has done masters in computer science and led various IT projects but her passion for food and love for travelling made her taste the food across the world.
Inspired by her elders, She tries various cuisines in her kitchen and her 10-year-old daughter is her biggest critic who motivates her to recreate the recipes.
She loves to make recipes in a healthier way as she believes that “Happy Healthy life means happy next generation”. You can follow Rajeswari and her healthy recipes on her Plattershare profile.
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Recipe Nutrition
Calories: 489kcal | Carbohydrates: 100g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 1040mg | Potassium: 335mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 2913IU | Vitamin C: 39mg | Calcium: 43mg | Iron: 1mg
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This is a fantastic recipe! Thanks for sharing.
This looks fantastic! Appreciate the share.
Great recipe! I’m eager to try it.
Yum! This recipe is a must-try.