1. Clean and soak rice and dal for at least 2 hours.
2. First grind pepper and jeera just a little and then add the soaked rice and dal and grind carefully to rawa consistency as shown in the picture.
3. Heat kadai and temper with the items given under the table and add the water and bring to boil.
4. Add the coconut and then the ground rice mixture and mix well.
5. Cook covered on a low flame for 4-5 mins till it is of like upma (non sticky)
6. Add the coconut oil (if desired) and mix well and switch off the stove.
7. After cooling down take desired sized ball and make adais.
8. I made small adais and shaped it with a lid.
9. You can skip this step and make bigger adais as well.
10. I used a polythene sheet and a glove.
11. Grease just the first time when you start to make adais.
12. Heat a non-stick pan and drizzle some oil or ghee and toast each side for about 2 mins on a medium flame.
13. Serve with coconut chutney or coriander thokku or coriander chutney the best of all.

Recipe courtesy: Rak`s Kitchen