Homemade Urad Dal Flour Recipe How to make urad dal flour

Homemade urad dal flour is an essential ingredient in many Indian dishes. Urad dal flour can be easily made at home using ingredients available in our kitchen. Homemade urad dal flour is useful for many traditional sweets and snacks. Learn how to make urad dal flour at home with step by step pictures and videos.

Making homemade flour adds great taste and flavor to the snacks we make. Also the quality of homemade flour cannot be compared to store bought flour, so I always make my own batch, except on very rare occasions when I am short on time.

About Urad Dal Flour

Making urad dal flour at home is very easy and quick. Urad dal flour is easily available in stores but homemade flour is always best as it does not contain any additives or artificial colors, preservatives.

Urad dal flour is useful and is used in making many sweets and snacks. It is much easier and quicker to make than making it with home-made rice flour. Homemade rice flour involves washing, soaking, roasting, grinding and then sieving, but urad dal flour can be made instantly by just roasting, grinding and sieving.

– First of all dry roast whole urad dal till it turns golden brown. Cool then pour into mixer jar. Grind it and make a fine powder. Filter it well and remove the remaining part. Fry the sifted flour again until steam comes out. When it cools completely, store it in a clean, dry airtight container.

By preparing this flour at home it is easy to make murukku, seedai and many Indian snacks. We can make urad dal flour at home in small batches, store it and use it when needed.

Urad Dal Flour Ingredients

urad dal – Use good quality whole unpeeled urad dal. You can also use urad dal with the skin, although it is not usually used for making snacks and sweets as it changes color. Traditionally peeled urad dal is used to make the black, podgy variety. I would recommend using only the whole and not the divided variety.

Homemade Urad Dal Flour Video

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How to make urad dal flour recipe

1. Take a pan and add ½ cup whole urad dal.

2. Dry roast urad dal on low medium flame.

3.Fry until it turns golden brown and gives a nice aroma.

4. Should be crisp and golden brown as shown below.

5. Cool completely. Put in mixer.

6. Grind it and make a fine powder.

7.It should be as good as possible.

8. Put the powder in a sieve and filter it thoroughly.

9.Either discard the coarse mixture or grind it in the next batch if there is excess.

10. Fine flour of urad dal is ready.

11.Fry the sifted flour until a little steam comes out.

12.Do not change color. Fry it until steam comes out of it. After cooling, store in a clean, dry airtight container.

You can use this flour to make any homemade breakfast.

Expert Tips

• You can also dry roast the urad dal flour before using it in breakfast or even roast and store it like I did. You can grind it in large quantities and store it for about 6 months.
• Make sure your mixture is completely dry before grating.

service and storage

Store in an air tight container in a cool, dry place so it will last for 4-6 months. If you are making in bulk you can keep a larger batch in the refrigerator and a smaller batch at room temperature for daily use.

general questions and answers

1.Which variety of urad dal to use?

Use whole peeled white urad dal for best results. You can also use skin variety but the color may vary accordingly when used in snacks.

2. Is it necessary to sift and fry the flour?

Yes, because it increases the shelf life. Roasted flour always remains good for a long time.

3.Should I wash urad dal before roasting?

If the urad dal we get is of good quality then there is no need to wash it. But if you find that there are small spots then you can remove them manually. But if you want to wash it then wash it thoroughly, dry it completely and proceed to roast.

4.How to use urad dal flour?

You can use this urad dal flour to make halwa, porridge, kaali, sweets, snacks like murukku, seedai etc.

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