A healthy South Indian cuisine is never complete without one super ingredient: urad dal. Urad dal or split gram dal is a staple ingredient in Indian cuisine and rightly so for the numerous health benefits it offers. Urad ki dal is used to make breakfast dishes like Idli, Dosa and Uthappam. It is, in fact, this dal that adds crispness to paper dosa. Do you have guests come over for tea and snacks or are you looking for easy snack options? You can grind soaked urad dal into a batter, and add green chillies and onions to make vadas. The same batter can be used to make bondas. The sheer versatility of recipes with urad dal makes it one of the most-used lentils for easy and efficient cooking. Also used in tempering and seasoning, the split urad dal is available in small quantities, making it easy for you to store them in your spice rack.