Red Cholam
(Sorgham Red) or Irumbu Cholam
Ingredients
Red Cholam –
11/2 cup
Channa Dal
(Kadalai Paruppu) – ½ cup
Thoor Dal
(Thuvaram Paruppu)- ¼ cup
Urad Dal
(Ulutham paruppu) – 2Tbspn
Red Chilli – 6 Nos
Hing Pwder – 1/4tspn
Sombu (fennel
seeds)– 1tbspn
Seeragam (Cumin
seeds) – 2 tspn
Curry leaves –
2 string
Salt – to taste
Small Onion –
1/4Kg
Drumstick
leaves (Murungai keerai)- 1 cup (Optional)
For batter
Soak all Dal’s
together for one hour
Soak Red cholam
separately for 4 hours
Grind Red
cholam first without adding water and then add all the dal’s (Paruppu vagaigal)
and grind it coarsely (not into fine paste) along with red chilli and Sombu.
Then take curry
leaves and 10 small onions – grind it roughly and mix with the batter.
Chop remaining
onions.
In a kadai add
gingely oil – 1tbspn. Once the oil get hot, add seeragam, hing powder. Fry it.
Then add chopped onions and sauté it. Now add drumstick leaves and fry for few
mins. Cool this mixture and add then add it to the batter. Add salt to taste.
Mix all the
ingeredients. Heat tawa and pur two ladle of batter into it and spread it to
the form of dosa using your hands (if the batter is thick- I prefer). Or use ladle
to spread the batter. Add Gingely oil on the sides and all over the adai cook
it for few mins. Turn to the other side and again cook it. We should feel the
aroma when the adai get cooked. Keep medium flame to avoid it gets burned at
the bottom.
Here goes the
tasty Irungu cholam kara adai. Once in a week we can take this adai variety
which gives all kinds of energy to our health.
Health Benefits of Sorghum/ Irungu Cholam
Red Cholam is a great source of vitamin B6, riboflavin, thiamin, along with minerals like potassium, magnesium, iron and manganese. The name denotes the Iron content in it. Irumbu was pronounced as Irungu and is known for long shelf life. One ounce serving of Red cholam is packed with eight-one calories offering you a punch of calorie rich diet that too with several other beneficial minerals and vitamins. It is a great source of diet that is beneficial for bowel movement and it should be added in regular diet.
Red Cholam is a great source of vitamin B6, riboflavin, thiamin, along with minerals like potassium, magnesium, iron and manganese. The name denotes the Iron content in it. Irumbu was pronounced as Irungu and is known for long shelf life. One ounce serving of Red cholam is packed with eight-one calories offering you a punch of calorie rich diet that too with several other beneficial minerals and vitamins. It is a great source of diet that is beneficial for bowel movement and it should be added in regular diet.
Red Cholam is also rich in Protein, Gluten free
diet. It is also instrumental in offering strength to bones and keep teeth
healthy by giving them energy.
Red cholam controls Cholesterol. Healthy fats found in sorghum drastically cut
down bad (non-HDL) cholesterol. Good (HDL) cholesterol was left unaffected.
