Ulundu sweet kali (Urad dal kali)

A Healthy sweet dish for kids and Adults.

Ingredients :

Urad dal mixture :

• Black Broken Urad dal              - 1/4 kg
• Raw rice (preferably dosa rice)  - 1/4 kg

Dry roast the urad dal to light brown or till u smell the aroma of urad dal. Cool them completely and grind them with the raw rice in a mixture to a fine powder. Store them in a air tight container.

Ingredients to make  kali :

• Urad dal mixture                  -  1 cup
• Jaggery                                -  1 cup ( i used 1/2 cup black jaggery- karupatti, 1/2 cup yellow jaggery(- Vellam)
• Water                                  - 1/2 cup
• Ellachi powder                     - 1 ts. sp
• Ghee                                   - 2 ta. sp
• Cashewnuts                         - 10

Method :

1. To 1/2 cup of water heat the jaggery. When it fully dissolves, remove from heat and filter it , so that the dust in the jaggery can be removed.
2. Again heat the filtered jaggery water. When it starts boiling add the urad dal mixture and mix them well . Also add the Cardomom powder .
3. Mix them well till the mxiture turns to a thick dough.
4. In another pan , heat ghee and roast the cashewnuts to light brown.
5. Add this to the urad dal kali along with the ghee.
6. Serve them warm.