Black Urad dal (Karuppu Ulunthu) Kheer

Black urad dal kheer prepared with just four ingredients like whole black urid dal with skin, jaggery, grated coconut and milk. It is one the best dish to include in your diet for breakfast because it reduces the body heat plus it keeps you energized for the whole day.

This can be easily prepared within 15 minutes. In this porridge I have used black urid dal and jaggery. Black urid dal has an excellent favour when compared with white urid dal. You can have a healthy protein iron dish for your breakfast.

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Prep  time	Cooking time	Serves
10 mins	20 mins	4 persons

Recipe Type: Dessert

Cuisine:  Indian

Ingredients Whole black gram with skin – ½ cup Jaggery – ¾ cup Cardamom powder – ½  tsp Ghee -1 tbsp. Thick coconut milk – ½ cup Grated coconut – ¼ cup Cardamom powder – ¼ cup Boiled milk – ½ cup Water – 2 cups Cashews and raisins

Method

1. Wash and soak the Black Urad Dal for at least 10 hours. Drain the water and wash it once again.

2. Take a small pressure cooker and add 1/2 cup black urid dal. Rinse the dal in water for a couple of times and pour 2 cups of water.Pressure cook it for atleast 6 to 8 whistles on low heat. 

3. Once the pressure subsides, open the lid of the pressure cooker and check if the dal is cooked properly. Mash it roughly if the dal is nicely cooked else, add some more water and pressure cook it for a few more whistles. Make some coconut pieces and grind it in the mixer (easy method).

4. Now place everything ready before starting the kheer.

5. Fry the dry nuts like cashews, raisins and keep aside. 

6. Add in the Jaggery into this and stir the mixture. It tends to leave some moisture. Stir until the moisture is gone. 

7. Add the Coconut Milk or milk into this mixture and stir well on very low flame. 

8. Stir in the Cardamom Powder along with a tbsp. of Ghee .Add in some nuts or dry fruits of your choice like Almond flakes, Cashew pieces, Raisins.

Serving suggestions

• You can also add in some small pieces of dried coconut.
• Serve when it is hot or place it in the refrigerator once the temperature comes down and enjoy it cold.

Notes

This can be kept in the refrigerator and consumed for 3 days.