Ulundhu Kali Recipe - Urad Dal Halwa Recipe

This is a special recipe which i given to girl children when they attain puberty. It is a traditional recipe which is proven that it strengthens pelvic bones and their bones. 

More over it has lots of iron in them which is essential for girls when they attain puberty since there is loss of blood. And giving this during their first menstruation cycle is recommended as it is good for them.

Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you.

Preparation Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 25 to 30 mins
Serves : 4 to 6

Ingredients:

Raw Rice / Pacharisi - 1 cup
Urad Dal / Ulundu Paruppu - 3/4 cup
Fenugreek Seeds / Vendayam - 1/2 tsp
Karupatti / Palm Sugar - 1 1/2 cup
Water - 3 cups
Gingelly Oil / Indian Sesame Oil - 1/4 cup (nala ennai)

Method:

Take rice, urad dal, fenugreek in a blender and powder it finely. Set aside.

Take palm sugar and water in a sauce pan, heat it till sugar melts. Strain it and add it to a heavy bottom kadai.

Now bring this to a boil. Once it boils, sprinkle the powder slowly and mix well so no lumps are formed.

Now keep mixing and cooking on a low heat till it thickens. Add in oil slowly and mix well.

Once it starts to leave the sides, remove it and set aside to cool down a bit.

Now grease your hand with oil and take small portion of the mixture and shape it into ball.

Serve hot.

Pictorial:

Take raw rice in a blender

add urad dal

Add fenugreek seeds

powder it fine

take palm sugar in a sauce pan

add water

mix well and cook till sugar melts

strain it

take it in a heavy bottom pan

put it on heat

bring it to a boil

sprinkle over the powder

now the powder is added

mix well so now lumps are formed

keep cooking on low heat till it thickens

add gingelly oil little at a time

mix well

now it is done

set aside so it cools a bit

grease your hand with oil, take small portion

roll it out

done

Serve

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