Savoury bulgur wheat porridge recipe, how to make vegetable dalia, namkin dalia recipe with step by step photos and a very quick video recipe. Bulgur wheat porridge is the recipe you can usually prepare during your busy weekdays. This one is not only a quick one-pot meal but a comfy and satisfying recipe too.
Basically dalia is a hindi word for broken wheat or broken cereals. broken wheat is widely used in india for preparing both sweet and savory recipes. We prepared “lapsi” which is a sweet recipe on our festive days apart from the vegetable dalia I am sharing today.
Dalia or broken wheat is considered as a simplest and healthy food. They are low in fat and cholesterol, high in iron and fibre. It is also good in carbs. It is often recommended to growing kids and people recovering from illness. My father is a diabetic patient and he normally chooses broken wheat instead of rice.
You can prepare dalia khichadi just like moth khichadi or dal khichadi. The version I am sharing today is a porridge loaded with vegetables. The consistency of this vegetable dalia porridge is slight soupy but some people do love thick consistency so kindly adjust according to your taste.
Coming to the recipe making part, This recipe does not require prior soaking but as you guys already know that I highly recommend following a soaking process prior whenever you are working with lentils and pulses. This vegetable dalia recipe is a versatile recipe as you can use your choice of vegetables. I have used tiny aubergine(baigan), potatoes, green peas and ivy gourd(tindola). I did not use many spices because I wanted to create a recipe which is perfect for breakfast as well brunch. Ghee is also considered as a good fat so I used it instead of oil. Before moving to the recipe details, below are the
reasons to love this vegetable dalia porridge recipe,
- super easy to prepare
- low in fat and cholesterol
- high in fibre and iron
- very healthy food
- perfect baby food too
- loaded with good carbs
- people who are diabetic can have this
- perfect tiffin box recipe
- healthy breakfast option
- ingredients are easily available
So, Let’s make dalia porridge recipe stepwise photos
First, if you have some preparation time then soak broken wheat. cut your veggies and keep them aside. note you can adjust the amount of vegetables according to your choice.
In a pressure cooker, heat ghee first. add cumins. when they crackle, Add garlic and onion.saute them for a while. It leaves a nice aroma.
Add chopped vegetables and mix it well. also, Add salt to your taste and mix well.
add broken wheat and water. cover with lid and pressure cook for 20 mins or 6 to 7 whistles on medium flame.
tadaaa your porridge is ready.
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vegetable dalia recipe, broken wheat porridge
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp ghee /clarified butter
- 1 cup broken wheat
- 3 cups water
- 1 medium potato
- ¼ cup green peas
- 2 small aubergine/baigan
- 2-3 ivy gourd/tindola
- salt to taste
- ¼ tsp garlic , miced
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- ¼ tsp cumin
Instructions
- wash and cut your veggies and keep aside.
- heat ghee in a pressure cooker. add cumin.
- when they crackle add garlic and onion. saute for a while.
- add mix vegetables and mix.
- add salt to your taste.
- add broken wheat/dalia and mix.
- add water and cover with the lid.
- pressure cook for 6-7 whisltes.
- serve hot.
Video
have a great day!
Happy weekend to you Priya! I don’t believe we have cooked with broken wheat before unless it goes by another name. Will have to keep an eye out for it.
Thank you dear )
this sounds so cozy! i love that there’s a bit of onion and garlic and eggplant to flavor the porridge (:
Thank you 🙂
When I first saw porridge, I immediately assumed this would be a sweeter recipe. I love the savory addition of veggies and onion here. I believe broken wheat is close to bulgur wheat, and that’s widely available here in the States. Yum!
thank you David… Technically bulgur wheat and broken wheat is same I guess.. I just that in india, we have different types of wheats which have different shades of brown sometimes.