Wash and soak rice, red chillies and fenugreek seeds in a bowl with enough water for minimum three hours

Wash and soak chana dal ,toor dal and urad dal in a bowl with enough water for minimumof three hours

Drain the water completely

Grind the rice,red chilies and fenugreek seeds with little water and transfer into a bowl.

Grind the lentils in the blender by adding water little by little into a coarse paste.

Mix both the batter and add salt and hing. Make sure the batter is thick and not watery consistency.

Keep this to ferment for one - two hours

Heat the pan and grease it with little oil .Sprinkle some water to see the pan is hot enough to pour the batter.If you see some bubbles pop up the pan is ready to make savoury lentil pancakes.

Now pour the batter in center of the pan and spread the batter quickly like you make dosa.

Add few drops of ghee or oil to the sides of the batter.

You can close it will the lid for few seconds to steam the other side quickly.

Flip and cook again on the other side.

Make sure your adai | lentil pancake is cooked well on both the sides before serving.

The best side dish for adai is aviyal(Vegetable stew) or jaggery with some butter.