Ulunthan Kali / Urad Dal Halwa

Ulunthan kali / urad dal halwa is an authentic dish and traditional dish of south indian - Tamil nadu. I am really sure all the girls from tamil nadu must be very very familiar with this ulunthan kali. The reason i say it is because this ulunthan kali is given to girls when they attain puberty and throughout their teen age...It is must during this time because it strengthens the pelvic bone of young girls and helps in strengthing the back...

Thia dish is totally amazing it involves only four main ingredients but loaded with proteins (urad dal), Iron & minerals (jaggery), Vitamin E & Omega 6 (gingelly oil), Even now the tradition of giving raw eggs and gingelly oil as a first thing in the morning for the first few days for young girls during their first menstruation cycle continues in many families.. They are considered to be vrery nutritious for their aduldhood... 

Ulunthan kali is must be made only with gingelly oil. Gingelly oil / nalla ennai is a cold pressed oil derived from seasame seeds and has numerous healthy benefits.. So friends try to incorporate it in cookind as much as possible.Normally they use urad dal but i used black gram urad dal because my grandma prepared like this...

So try this healthy traditional dish to your family members and teen age girls... Hope that you will love it and give it a try....

Preparation time : 10 mins

Cooking time : 35 to 40 mins

Cuisine : South Indian

Item : Traditional

Serve : 6

INGREDIENTS :

Black urad dal / Tholi ulunthu - 1 cup

Raw rice / pacharichi - 3/4 cup

Jaggery (grated) - 1 cup

Gingelly oil - 1/4 cup

Water - 1 1/2 cup

METHOD :

• Take rice and dal in a blender and grind it into fine powder or rava consistency in a mixer..
• Heat water to boil, add the jaggery and cook untill it melts..
• Now strain the jaggery syrup using a metal strainer to get rid of impurities...
• Again boil the jaggery syrup in a medium flame..
• Slowly add dal and rice powder little by little and stir continuously. Make sure no lumps are formed.
• Add in oil slowly and keep stirring continuously untill it reaches the kali consistency as shown in the photo..
• Stir it really well untill it leaves the sides of the kadai and switch off the stove and enjoy the ulunthan kali.
• Make it cute balls as serve it with ghee...

PICTORIAL :

Dal and rice

Add to blender

Grind it into powder

See like this

Take your ingredients

Heat water in a thick bottom pan

Add grated jaggery

Allow to boil

When jaggery dissolved completely

Strain it

Again pour into the kadai

Heat it in medium flam

Add dal powder little by little

stir well

Again little powder 

Stir continuously

Make sure no lumps are formed

Add oil slowly and stir well

Untill it reaches the kali consistency

Again add some oil

Ulunthan kali is ready

Make it like ball

Enjoy..

Delicious.....