HOW TO PREPARE URAD DAL PORRIDGE RECIPE?

    Urad dal is extensively used in various culinary preparations such as dosa, vada, porridge, papad, etc.,.....

  In this blog, I share about Urad dal yummy porridge recipe.

HOW TO PREPARE URAD DAL PORRIDGE:

INGREDIENTS :

• Urad dal - 1 and 1/2 cup
• Jaggery - 3/4 cup
• Coconut milk or cow milk -1/2 cup (Optional) 
• Grated coconut - 1/2 cup
• Cardamom - 2 nos
• Salt - a pinch
• Water - as required 
• Cashew nut (Optional)
• Raisins (Optional)
• Ghee (optional) 

METHOD:

• Rinse the urad dal and soak it for two hours(atleast 1 hour).

• Then grind the soaked urad dal as a smooth paste by adding a cup of water. It should be pouring buttermilk consistency.

• Keep all the ingredients ready.

• If you have impurity jaggery, you can make jaggery syrup and strain it.

• Take a saucepan, add urad dal paste and a pinch of salt. Mix well and cook it in a low flame, until urad dal gets cooked well. Adjust with water, if it's getting too thick.

• Stir it continuously otherwise it gets stick to the bottom. 

• Now you add some coconut milk and crushed or powdered cardamom. Stir well continuously.

• Once the urad dal is cooked well, add jaggery syrup. Stir well and cook until porridge consistency. Now nice aroma comes. 

• You add grated coconut if you desired.

• Once done add ghee, cashew nuts, raisins if desired and switch off the flame.

• Now you can serve the hot and healthy urad dal porridge. 

Health benefits of Urad dal