Dalia Recipe
Dalia or cracked wheat is a healthy ingredient that is often used in Indian homes. Dalia or Daliya is used in India for making many sweet as well as savory dish.
How to make Dalia recipe:
The following steps are as follows:
- Chop all the veggies. Measure and keep all the ingredients ready for making daliya.
- In a 3-litre pressure cooker, heat 1 tablespoon oil or ghee. Keep flame to medium-low and add 1 teaspoon cumin seeds in the hot oil and let them crackle.
- Then add 1 medium-sized onion which has been chopped finely.
- Saute till the onions become translucent.
- Then add 1 inch finely chopped ginger and 1 to 2 finely chopped green chilies.
- Saute for some seconds or till the raw aroma of ginger goes away on a low flame.
- Add 1 medium-sized finely chopped tomato.
- Saute for 1 minute.
- Now add ½ cup of chopped potatoes, ½ cup of chopped carrots and ½ cup of green peas (fresh or frozen).
- Saute for 2 minutes on low to medium-low flame. Keep stirring at intervals.
- Meanwhile rinse 1 cup dalia in water using a fine strainer.
- Drain the water and keep the dalia aside. You can rinse the dalia before preparing but it hardly takes time to rinse and strain the water.
- Add the rinsed dalia to the veggies. Saute for 3 to 4 minutes on a low flame.
- Add 4 cups of water and salt as required.
- Stir Well.
- On medium flame, pressure cook for 10 to 12 whistles or till the dalia is cooked well. Timing depends upon the quality of the dalia. So it will vary.
- If the dalia has not cooked completely, then add some more water and pressure cook for a few whistles more or cook without the lid till they are softened and you get a porridge-like consistency.
- Once done, garnish vegetable dalia with coriander leaves and Serve dalia hot or warm.