7 Festive Dishes You Can Make With  Urad Dal

By Ujjainee Roy

January 5, 2024

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You can make some delectable festive dishes with urad dal, be it halwa, laddoo or something else. Urad dal can be cooked down to a runny or pourable consistency which can easily be used to make sweets or savouries. Here are some great ideas for using urad dal for festive recipes

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Urad Dal Puri

The deep-fried bread is made with a dough that includes urad dal, which is usually mixed with some other softer dal varieties like moong and chana. It's a festive dish that’s often served during religious festivals alongside aloo ki sabzi or jalebi

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Urad Dal Halwa

The rich and decadent dessert is made by roasting urad dal flour in ghee and then adding sugar, milk, and cardamom. It has a velvety and tender fudge-like texture and a slight crunch from the nuts

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Urad Dal Laddoos

Roast urad dal until golden brown and grind it into a fine powder. Mix the powdered urad dal with ghee, powdered sugar, and cardamom powder. Shape the mixture into small round ladoos. Garnish with chopped nuts

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Urad Dal Barfi

Roast urad dal and grind it into a fine powder. In a pan, cook the urad dal powder with ghee, sugar, and a bit of milk until it thickens. Spread the mixture on a greased tray, let it cool, and cut it into diamond-shaped pieces.

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Urad jaggery Sweet Balls

Make these delicious sweet bites by mixing urad dal powder with melted jaggery, ghee, and cardamom powder. Shape the mixture into small balls and let them cool before serving

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Urad Dal Kheer

Cook urad dal until soft and then mash or grind it. In a pan, mix the mashed urad dal with milk, sugar, and cardamom powder. Cook until it thickens into a creamy kheer. Garnish with chopped nuts.

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Coconut Urad Laddoos

Roast urad dal until golden brown, grind it into a powder, and mix it with grated coconut. In a pan, cook this mixture with condensed milk until it thickens. Shape into small ladoos and garnish with coconut flakes.

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