Pumpkin Pancake

#PumpkinPancake #ParangikaiAdai : This is prepared with tender yellow Pumpkin. Yellow pumkin is called sigappu poosani or #parangikai. It is watery vegetables and gets cooked quickly. This pancake - adai is an instant method done with whole wheat flour, gram flour and buckwheat flour.
Now to the preparation.
Can make 4 pancakes.

Ingredients for Batter :
1/2 cup                             Whole wheat flour
1/2 cup                             Besam [ gram flour ]
1 1/2 Tbsp                        Buckwheat flour
1/4 cup                             Rice flour
1/4 Tsp                             Asafoetida powder
1/2 Tsp                             Red chilly powder
1/4 cup                             Curd
3/4 Tsp                             Salt

Ingredients added to batter :
1 Tsp                                Cumin seeds
1/4 Tsp                             Carom seeds [ Ajwain - Omam ]
15                                     Curry leaves, nicely chopped
1 small size                        Onion, finely chop
1 cup                                Yellow Pumpkin nicely chopped
1/4 cup                             Coriander leaves nicely chopped
Oil to make adai.

Method :
Take all the ingredients for batter in a wide mouthed vessel.
Mix well by adding a cup of water and prepare a slightly thick batter just like idly batter.
Now add curry leaves, cumin seeds and carom seeds. Mix well.

Then add chopped yellow pumpkin [ parangikai ] and coriander leaves.



Keep a tawa on a stove over a medium flame.
Spread oil over the tawa.
Now place 2 ladle full of batter and spread using the back of the ladle.
Sprinkle oil along the rims of the adai and also over it.

Close with a lid.
When the adai turns to golden color along the rim flip the side to cook.

When both sides are done then transfer on to a plate.


Serve with Ginger chutney or coconut chutney or any chutney of your choice.
Served here with tomato sauce.

Note :
Besan [ Gram flour ] can be replaced with Green gram flour.
Spinach or drum stick leaves or bottle gourd [ lauki ] can also be used instead of yellow pumpkin.

Other recipes you may like to try

Kodi Pasalai Adai	Vazhaipoo spinach	Pesarattu	Arisi Roti
Kezhvaragu Adai	Amaranth Adai

Veg Omelette

#VegOmelette : I chose the name for this instant vegetable pancake since it is very soft like omelette. I have used grated carrot, capsicum, palak, mushroom and onion. It can also be prepared with any other vegetables. Approximately 2 pancakes can be made using the given ingredients.

Ingredients :
1/2 cup                                  Green gram flour.
1 Tbsp                                   Gram flour ( Besan )
1 Tsp                                     Rice flour
1/2 Tsp                                   Salt
1/2 Tsp                                  Cumin
1/2 Tsp                                  Pepper grated ( Adjust )

1 small size                            Onion, nicely chop
3 Tbsp                                   Carrot grated
2 Tbsp                                    Capsicum nicely chopped
2 Tbsp                                    Palak nicely chopped
3                                             Mushroom nicely chop
Oil to make adai.

Method :
Mix all flour with 1/2 cup of water into a thick batter.
Add all chopped vegetables and mix well.
Keep aside for 10 minutes.
Now heat a tawa on medium flame.
Spread oil over tawa and pour 1 1/2 ladle full of batter.
Spread evenly over the tawa. Sprinkle oil over and along the rims of adai.

Flip it using dosai ladle to cook the other side.
When both the sides are cooked well, transfer onto a serving plate.

Relish with coconut chutney


or sambar.

I like to relish with with jaggery.




Other Pancakes to try :

Paruppu Adai [Lentil Pancake ]

Rice Pancake

Kodi Pasalai Adai [Spinach Pancake ]