ULUNDHU (BLACK URAD DAL) KALI

Ingredients

•  Split Black Gram               - 3/4 Cup 
•  Raw rice                            -  1 Cup 
•  Black Jaggery (karuppatti)   - 2 nos
•  sukku (dry ginger)               - 1 inch
• Gingelly ( Sesame) Oil         - 100 ml
• Water                                 -  4 cups

 METHOD:

1. Powder the rice and black urad dal using blender,it should be finely powdered.  
2. Dissolve the black jaggery into cup of hot water, once the jaggery dissolved in the water ,strain it  to remove the dust particles.
3. Mix powdered  flour along with jaggery water  and add 3 cups of  water to make a thin batter without any lumps.
4. Transfer this batter  into a  thick bottomed vessel(pressure cooker ),add oil and powdered dry ginger to this mixture.
5. cook on low flame  ,Stir it continuously until the batter becomes thick  and like halwa ,
6.  Remove from the stove and  serve hot with gingerly oil.

 Note
Adding 1 inch piece of powdered dry ginger to the recipe ( while cooking)  is optional.
This porridge can be eaten along with a teaspoon of gingerly oil or ghee (clarified butter).
Health benefits:

• Urad  dal is highly nutritious and is recommended for diabetics.
• It is treated as a traditional Indian(Ayurveda) medicine.
• Black dal is full with iron, folic acid, calcium, magnesium, potassium and B vitamins, that simply helps to meet the requirements of vitamins and minerals.
•  If you are looking for a protein-friendly diet, then opt for urad dal
• The benefits of jaggery include its ability to cleanse your body, act as a digestive agent, sweeten your food in a healthy manner,
• Substituting gingelly oil in place of other vegetable oils can help to lower your blood pressure. 
• Significant reduction was noted in body weight and body mass index (BMI) upon sesame oil substitution."
• Kali taken during menstrual period , strengthens the pelvic bone of young girls and generally suggested for all women for their health benefits.