URAD DAL FLOUR
We all make snacks at home and for the various south indian savouries addition of urad dal flour is a must.I always have a good stock of urad dal flour at home for many reasons.Anytime hubby dear may barge into the kitchen and demand snacks,or would invite his friends over.It is always a practice to make this flour homemade and you do get it at some stores but not as the rice flour.It can be made at your leisure time and can be added into many savouries like murkku,thattai,seedai and ofcourse the melt in your mouth thenkuzhal. I also make a traditional south indian raita called dangerma with this urad dal flour.So soft to touch and so aromatic.Urad dal adds flavour and colour to the dish you are making,besides adding taste to it.So let's see how to make this simple yet important flour for your pantry.
INGREDIENTS
Urad dal(black gram lentil)-1cup
That's it.Use good quality lentils.If you want you can sun dry them for an hour.But it's purely optional.
Take urad dal in a pan and dry roast it till they turn golden brown and nice aroma fills.
Once cooled down put them in a blender.Powder finely.Sieve it so that the powder is fine and dry roast it again in a pan.
Urad dal flour is ready and that too homemade.Make your favourite snacks with this and enjoy.
1.Home made urad dal flour is used in a variety of snacks mentioned above.
2.You could make ladoos too by adding sugar powder and ghee.
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