Homemade Urad Dal Flour is a quite essential ingredient in many Indian dishes. Urad dal flour can be made easily at home using available ingredients in our kitchen. Homemade urad dal flour is handy and comes to rescue for many traditional sweets and snacks. Learn to make urad dal flour at home with step by step pictures and video.
Making homemade flour gives great taste and flavor to the snacks we make. Also the quality of homemade flours can never be compared with store bought ones so I always make my own batch except for very rare occasions when I am pressed for time.
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About Urad Dal Flour
Homemade urad dal flour is very easy and quick to make. Urad dal flour is easily available in stores but homemade is always best as it does not include any additives or artificial colors, preservatives.
Urad dal flour comes handy and is used in the making of many sweets and snacks. This is very easy and quick to make when compared to the making of homemade rice flour. Homemade rice flour involves rinsing, soaking, roasting, grinding then sieving but urad dal flour can be made instantly by just roasting, grinding and sieving.
First dry roast whole urad dal till golden brown. Cool down then transfer to a mixer jar. Grind it to a fine powder.Sieve it well, discard the remains. Again roast the sieved flour until steam wafts, cool down completely then store in a clean dry airtight container.
Having this flour ready at home is easy for making murukku, seedai and many Indian snacks. We can make urad dal flour at home in a small batch, store it and use whenever needed.
Urad Dal Flour Ingredients
Urad dal – Use good quality whole urad dal without skin. You can even use urad dal with skin however it is usually not used for making snacks and sweets as it changes the color. Traditionally urad dal with skin is used for making kali, podi varieties. I would recommend using only the whole ones not the split variety.
Homemade Urad Dal Flour Video
How to make Urad Dal Flour Recipe
1.Take a pan add 1/2 cup whole urad dal.
2.Dry roast urad dal in low medium flame.
3.Roast until golden brown and nice aroma comes.
4.Should be crisp and golden brown as shown below.
5. Cool down completely.Transfer to a mixer.
6.Grind it to a fine powder.
7.Should be as fine as possible.
8.Transfer the powder to a sieve.Sieve well.
9.Either discard the coarse mixture or grind in next batch if its more.
10.Fine urad dal flour ready.
11.Roast the sieved flour till steam slightly wafts.
12.Do not change the color. Just roast till steam escapes from it. Cool down then store in a clean dry airtight container.
You can use this flour for making any any homemade snacks.
Expert Tips
- You can dry roast the urad dal flour even before using it for snacks or roast and store too like how I did.You can grind it in bulk and store it for around 6months.
- Make sure your mixture is completely dry before griding.
Serving & Storage
Store in a cool, dry place in an air tight container so that it can long for 4-6 months. If you are making in bulk you can refrigerate a big batch and have a small batch in room temperature for daily use.
FAQS
1.What variety of urad dal to use ?
Use whole deskinned white urad dal for best results. You can also use the skin variety but the color may vary accordingly when used in snacks.
2.Is it a must to roast the flour after sieving?
Yes as it extends shelf life. Roasted flour always keeps well for a longer time.
3.Should I wash urad dal before roasting?
If urad dal we get is of good quality then no need to wash it. But if you feel there are little specks you can just pick them out manually. But in case if you want to wash rinse it well, dry completely then proceed with roasting.
4.How to use urad dal flour?
You can this urad dal flour for making halwa, porridges, kali, sweets, snacks like murukku, seedai etc.
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Homemade Urad Dal Flour | How to make urad dal flour
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup whole deskinned urad dal
Instructions
- Take a pan add whole white urad dal.
- Dry roast urad dal in low medium flame.
- Roast until golden brown and nice aroma comes.
- Should be crisp and golden brown as shown below.
- Cool down completely.Transfer to a mixer.
- Grind it to a fine powder.
- Should be as fine as possible.
- Transfer the powder to a sieve.Sieve well.
- Either discard the coarse mixture or grind in next batch if its more.
- Fine urad dal flour ready.
- Roast the sieved flour till steam slightly wafts.
- Do not change the color. Just roast till steam escapes from it. Cool down then store Homemade Urad Dal Flour in a clean dry airtight container.
- You can use this flour for making any any homemade snacks.
Video
Notes
- You can dry roast the urad dal flour even before using it for snacks or roast and store too like how I did.You can grind it in bulk and store it for around 6months.
- Make sure your mixture is completely dry before griding.
Paaka Shaale
very useful post sharmilee. Beautiful shots to go with it 🙂
Happy Cook / Finla
SHarmi can we use this to make vada etc…
Sharmilee! :)
@Finla : No the consistency of the batter is totally different for ulunthu vada , we cant use this as far as I know 🙂
Check vada recipe here : https://www.sharmispassions.com/2011/01/ulunthu-vadai-medhu-vadai-recipe.html
Happy Cook / Finla
thankyou for the info sharmi
Sobha Shyam
wonderful post dear..
Kalyani's Platter
Nice idea to make urad dal …. Thanks for sharing …… lovely clicks by the way …..
Neha
This is a really helpful post…Nice clicks too dear…
Janu
Simple but I like post like these!! Sharmi, I have been searching for measuring spoons for a while in Chennai. But they haven't fallen in my eyes yet. Where can I get these??
Sharmilee! :)
@Janu : I got these pink ones from Nilgiris here in Coimbatore. But previously had the red ones which I got from Santosh Stores Annanagar, there you get baking tins too, so give a visit.You can check out Nilgiris in Chennai too….
Rekha shoban
this powder gives nice aroma….nice click!
Priya
Useful post for many of us..
Kurryleaves
wonderful post dear…love the clicks too
Prathima Rao
Homemade urad flour makes murukkus all the more tasty!!! Nicely explained Sharmi…
Prathima Rao
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schmetterlingwords
Thanks for the helpful post Sharmi. Can we use urad dal with skin? Or to better formulate the question, I have urad dal with skin. If I powder it, can I use it to make seedai?
Sharmilee! :)
@schmetterlingwords : This powder is mostly used for making indian snacks so urad dal without skin is preferred….
M D
That's a nice post to share homemade flours. I am sure this will be a unique post since rarely has I seen posts on homemade flours. Thanks 🙂
Suhaina
wonderful post..make life a bit more easier at times.nice clicks.
Vardhini
Nice click. Perfect timing for the post Sharmi.
Aishwarya Seshadri
can we make any other recipes using urad dal flour expect murukku, seedai, thattai varieties..?
Sharmilee! :)
@Aishwarya : Hmm not really sure of it…
Durga Karthik.
Urad dal flour is used by my friend in making vadais.She grinds like ordinary vadai dough and adds this flour too.Thus she gets big vadais like in hotels.i keep this in hand if vadai maavu becomes runny i add urad dal flour.Also i lake ulluthang kali .Very ideal food for young teen girls.
Unknown
Can this be used with rice flour to make instant dosa batter.. If so do u know the proportion
SHARMILEE J
No I haven't tried it so not sure
Archana D
Do we have to wash the urad dal before roasting….
Sharmilee J
no need
Srimatha
Can I wash the uraddal dry it and then powder it
Sharmilee J
Rinse if you want then sundry it and then roast it