Black Ulundhu Kali | Urad Dhal Halwa | Ulundhu Kali recipe with Health Benefits | உழுந்தங்களி

Black Ulundhu Kali | Urad Dhal Halwa | Ulundhu Kali recipe with Health Benefits | உழுந்தங்களி

Ulundhu Kali or Urad Dhal Halwa is a traditional dish of Tamilnadu. It is given to girls during puberty age & for women during pregnancy. It strengthens backbones, hips & uterus and is very good for women health. Try making this healthy & tasty recipe atleast once a month & get its health benefits.

Ingredients:

To Roast & powder

• Urad Dhal - 1 Cup (Black Urad dhal more healthy)
• Raw Rice - 1/4 cup (Red or Brown rice can be used for more healthy)
• Cardamon - 1
• Dry ginger - 1/2 tsp

Other

• Palm jaggery / Jaggery - 1 cup
• Water - 3 cups (1 cup + 2 cups)
• Gingelly Oil - 1/2 cup

Directions:

1. Boil 1 cup jaggery in 1 cup water and dissolve it. Keep it aside.
2. Dry roast 1 cup urad dhal by stirring continuously. When colour of the urad dhal slightly changes and a very nice aroma comes, it means urad dhal is roasted. 
3. Transfer roasted urad dhal to another bowl and cool down.
4. Roast 1/4 cup raw rice for ~ 2 minutes and  transfer it to the bowl and cool down.
5. Grind roasted urad dhal, roasted rice with 1 cardamon & 1/2 tsp dry ginger powder.
6. Mix the grinded rice dhal powder with 2 cups water and strained jaggery syrup without any lumps.
7. Now heat the urad dhal rice mix and keep stirring until kali starts becoming thick.
8. Add 1/2 cup of gingelly oil little by little and keep stirring until the kali does not stick to the vessel. 
9. Ulundhu Kali is ready.
10. Use gingelly oil and make balls when the kali is hot.
11. Serve warm.