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.








