Recipe for Urad Dal Kanji

A kanji that is good for the hip bones of women and for the heart of men, this Urad Dal Kanji helps in easy delivery for pregnant women.



Ingredients:

Urad Dal - 1/4 kg

Palm Jaggery - 1/2 kg

Cardamom - 1 or 2 nos

Dried Ginger - 1/2 inch

Coconut - 1 big.



Method:

Grate the coconut and grind it and take coconut milk (full thick and 2nd milk). Fry the Urad dal till it becomes golden brown in colour. Set aside and let it cool. Soak in water for about 1/2 an hour. Mash the palm jaggery and dissolve it in 1/2 litre hot water. Grind urad dal in grinder and when it becomes soft add ground cardomom powder and dried ginger powder.



Add another 1/2 litre of water and keep stirring it in low flame till it starts boiling. Strain the palm jaggery and add it to the urad dal. Keep stirring till it becomes thick. Add the 2nd extract coconut milk and a pinch of salt.



Add the first, thick extract of coconut milk to it and remove it before it starts boiling.



Note:

Keep stirring constantly when the kanji is in flame.