Ulunthangali is a traditional sweet of Tamil Nadu made out of Jaggery, Gingely Oil and Black gram. It is highly recommended for women because of its medicinal values, the most important is it strengthens the pelvic bones and uterus of young girls. Have a look at the ingredients, urad dal which is rich in proteins, jaggery rich in iron and gingelly oil rich in Vitamin E.
Ingredients
- Black urad dal (splitted) - 1/2 cup
- Rice flour - 1/4 cup
- Fenugreek seed - 1/4 tbsp (optional)
- Jaggery - 1 cup
- Gingelly oil / Ghee - 4 tbsp
- Water - 4 cups
Method
1. Dry roast the urad dal for 2 - 3 mins and grind it with fenugreek seed to fine powder. Also dry roast the rice flour for 3 mins. Mix them together.
2. Dissolve the jaggery in one cup of water and filter it (you can use warm water).
3. Now add the remaining 3 cups of water with the jaggery water. Add the grindered powder little by little and dissolve it , avoid any lumps.
4. In a pan add Gingelly oil / Ghee and add the above dissolved mixture and stir it continuously till it reaches the semi solid state.
Happy cooking..
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