ULUNDHU KALI | ULUNTHANKALI /URAD DAL HALWA

ULUNDHU KALI | ULUNTHANKALI /URAD DAL HALWA

“Enjoying some healthy and authentic #UlundhuKali today! 🥣💪 Perfect for breakfast. 

Ulundhu Kali | Ulunthankali is a super healthy native pudding made by roasting and grinding urad dal, raw rice to a fine powder and cooking it with palm jaggery syrup and gingelly oil.It is a traditional and nutritious recipe made in south Indian households for it’s health benefits, particularly for women.  It helps to strengthen bones and tune metabolism for growing kids. Kali is a must for the family once in a fortnight for morning breakfast.

KALI PREMIX POWDER –[  we can use dal with skin or without or a mixture of both]

Take 2 cup black urad dal, pick out and remove the specks.

Dry roast it in a thick bottom pan ,until nice aroma comes.

Do not over roast it else it will taste bitter. Once done, remove in a plate and allow to cool down.

Now dry  roast 1 ½ tbsp  raw rice until it puffs up .Once done, cool down completely.

Transfer the roasted dal and rice to a mixer jar.

Grind it as fine as possible.

Sieve it well. We need very fine powder .

Kali maavu / premix is ready .

Cool down and transfer to a clean dry container and store.

Use when ever needed.

NOW LET’S MAKE THE KALI

INGREDIENTS

  • Kali premix powder – ½ cup
  • Palm jaggery or any Jaggery – ½ cup + ½ cup water [ add jaggery as per taste ]
  • Water – 1 cup
  • Cardamom powder – ¼ tsp
  • Ghee – 1 or 2 tbsp as needed [ traditionally gingelly oil is used ]

METHOD

Take jaggery + water in a pan and cook till jaggery melts completely .strain and keep aside .

Take a heavy bottomed pan or non stick pan .

Add jaggery syrup + premix powder + 1 cup water.

Mix well to form a lump free mixture.

Keep on low flame .

Stir continuously and cook .

It will start to thicken. Keep stirring.

It will become sticky .

When its thick and starts leaving the edges of the pan then add ghee + cardamom powder and mix well.

When it becomes less sticky and leaves the sides of the pan .

Switch off the flame .

[ How to check if it is done – Wet your finger and touch and see, it should not stick. ]

Serve hot by drizzling little ghee.

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