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Foxtail Millet Adai-Thinai Paruppu Adai-Healthy Dinner Recipes-Millet Recipes

October 13, 2013 by PadhuSankar 30 Comments

Foxtail Millet is know as Kangni in Hindi, Thinai in Tamil, Korra in Telugu, Navane in Kannada and Thina in Malayalam. It is a variety of millet. Millets are gluten free and highly nutritious. The good thing is millets can be substituted in place of rice or wheat in most recipes. This adai has lentils and millets, so it is highly nutritious, full of fiber and rich in protein. This adai can be had for breakfast or dinner.
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Foxtail Millet Adai-Thinai Adai


Foxtail Millet Adai-Thinai Adai

 Prep Time : 15 mins

 Cook Time : 30 mins 
 Yields:10 adais
 Recipe Category: Breakfast-Millets
 Recipe Cuisine: Indian
 Author:Padhu Sankar

   Ingredients needed

   Foxtail Millet/Thinai – 1 cup
   Tur dal – 1/2 cup
   Bengal gram/channa dal/ kadalai paruppu – 1/2 cup
   Urad dal (whole urad dal) -1 tbsp
   Red chillies -3-4
   Hing – a pinch
   Salt as needed
   Grated coconut -3 tbsp (optional)
   Oil for making adai (sesame seed oil preferable)

Preparation


Soak foxtail millet and all the 3 dals (tur dal, channa dal and urad dal) together for 3-4 hours.


Grind it along with salt, red chillies and hing just like you grind for regular adai. The consistency of the batter should neither be thick nor thin. Add grated coconut and mix well.

Method

Heat a tawa, (check by sprinkling water to see if the tawa is hot enough to pour the batter) pour a ladle of adai batter and spread it in a circular motion just as you do for regular adai.

Drizzle a tsp of oil around the adai. Once it is cooked, the corners will start lifting up. Flip it over to the other side. Drizzle another 1/2 tsp of oil and cook well.

Remove from tawa and serve hot with any chutney of your choice. This adai tasted so delicious that it has become a regular feature in my house.

To know more about millet varieties, how to cook millets and health benefits of millet, check this post on Millets

Note – In case if you are going to store the batter, do not add coconut. Add coconut only at the time of making adais.

You can add finely chopped onions, green chillies, 1-2 tbsp finely chopped coriander leaves to the tinai adai batter to make it more delicious.

Check out the most popular post and also most tried recipe in this blog-  Adai (protien and iron rich adai)

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Porridge for babies 

Multigrain Porridge Recipe

I had written in my earlier post about millet that I have shifted to eating millets 3 days in a week. So stay turned for many more millet recipes. 

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Comments

  1. Harini M

    October 13, 2013 at 8:50 am

    Very very healthy dish,i am looking forward to incorporate in my diet

    Reply
  2. Sapana Behl

    October 13, 2013 at 5:25 pm

    Wow ! Serve cut and delicious adai…

    Reply
  3. Gajus kitchen

    October 13, 2013 at 8:00 pm

    looks tasty and healthy too

    Reply
  4. Priya Suresh

    October 13, 2013 at 8:18 pm

    Love to finish that whole plate rite now,irresistible nutritious adai.

    Reply
  5. Grace Baby

    October 14, 2013 at 2:43 am

    You are reviving all the classic recipes..that's really great

    Reply
  6. Honey

    October 14, 2013 at 3:50 am

    Dear Padhu, thank you very much for sharing these really great recipes. On this auspicious day of Dusshera, I would like to wholeheartedly thank you for being my virtual teacher. All the recipes that I have tried of your's have turned out great. Please keep up the respectable work…Sudha Kannan.

    Reply
  7. சாருஸ்ரீராஜ்

    October 15, 2013 at 8:43 am

    yummy and healthy adai ,will try

    Reply
  8. Anonymous

    August 21, 2014 at 6:26 pm

    Really nice recipe. Adais came out really crispy and tasty. I used millet flour and it came out good with that as well

    Reply
  9. Srividya Swaminathan

    February 4, 2015 at 5:06 am

    hi padhu- can we also add drumstick leaves to this thinai adai like how we do for normal rice adai?

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      February 4, 2015 at 2:36 pm

      Yes, you can add tender drumstick leaves.

      Reply
  10. Reshma Sawant

    November 24, 2015 at 11:21 am

    Hi..can i soak it overnight .. the grains .. and grind and make in morning .. this batter is not be fermented correct ..

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      November 25, 2015 at 4:35 am

      Yes, you can do that. Fermentation is not necessary. I usually soak it in the morning, grind it in the afternoon and make millet adai for dinner.

      Reply
  11. shree

    November 30, 2015 at 3:53 am

    Hey.. Great one.. But it would hv been helpful if u could write how many adais it makes

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      December 1, 2015 at 8:46 am

      Sure , next time when I try it, I will update it. It serves 4 persons.

      Reply
  12. Unknown

    January 6, 2016 at 4:43 pm

    Can I use Little Millet instead of Foxtail?

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      January 7, 2016 at 7:05 am

      Yes, you can use any millet.

      Reply
  13. Kurinji

    March 19, 2016 at 9:23 am

    hi, quick question for you,
    Bengal gram/channa dal/ kadalai paruppu – 1/2 cup,
    it is half cup of each item or all together half cup? thanks in advance,

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      March 19, 2016 at 10:31 am

      All are the same. Bengal gram is known as channa dal in Hindi and kadalai paruppu in Tamil.

      Reply
  14. Madhoo.S.Gargya

    August 28, 2016 at 4:29 pm

    Hi Padhu
    I tried this out today and it turned out even tastier than regular adai. Thanks for sharing this wonderful recipe.

    Reply
  15. Anonymous

    September 1, 2016 at 2:05 pm

    For those wanting a gluten-free diet, this should be inculcated in daily diet! Thankyou for sharing. Lovely recipe.

    Reply
  16. Anonymous

    September 29, 2016 at 1:30 pm

    Something as healthy as this must definitely be incorporated in diet. Can be had any time. 🙂

    Reply
  17. N.N.Meenaakshi Nagaraj

    September 29, 2016 at 4:52 pm

    Hi padhu,
    As always, I am a regular visitor. Thennai used is thennai arasi or only thennai. As I am new to all types of millets. In stores we get varagu, varagu arasi, thennai, thennai arasi etc. For all or most of ur millets recepices have u used arasi or only the non- arasi millet. I m confused. Pls reply.

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      October 1, 2016 at 8:24 am

      Both Thennai and thennai arisi are the same. I buy organic millets from health stores which is cleaned and packed.

      Reply
  18. Nandhini Krishnan

    December 31, 2016 at 5:35 pm

    hi.. is the soak necessary after grind those ingredients..

    Reply
  19. Rajimadhavan

    March 21, 2017 at 12:46 pm

    Thank you so much for making the millet cooking easier and tastier !!!

    Reply
  20. Muhammad Saad

    August 18, 2017 at 7:05 pm

    waoo very nice and healthy recipe

    Reply
  21. விஜி செந்தில்

    August 5, 2018 at 5:21 pm

    Hi Padhu, Prepared this adai for dinner today. Adais were soft, crispy with very nice aroma. I used to enjoy eating "Thinai maavu", a prasadham in Pazhani temple. Now-a-days we cannot get it there. After that I relished this thinai adai. Thanks much!

    Reply
  22. Karthik Viswanathan

    April 8, 2020 at 10:35 am

    Hello Padhu mam, I did this adai for dinner and it came very well. semma crisp, my daughter and wife loved it. I have prepared it. Thank you so much for the receipe.
    Cheers
    Karthik

    Reply
  23. Deepa

    April 2, 2021 at 3:18 pm

    Hi Padhu,
    I have foxtail millet with husk. Can I prepare Adai with that?

    Reply
    • PadhuSankar

      April 7, 2021 at 11:14 am

      You have to remove the husk.

      Reply

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