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Namkeen Dalia/Cracked Wheat Pulao

Namkeen Dalia/Daliya or Cracked Wheat Pulao

Swati
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Course Breakfast, Main
Cuisine Indian, Indian North Indian

Equipment

  • Pan
  • Pressure cooker optional for Pressure Cooker Method
  • Instant Pot optional for Instant Pot Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Cup Dalia/Broken Wheat
  • Mixed Vegetables as required
  • small Ginger piece about ½"
  • 1 Green Chilli
  • ½ tsp Black Mustard Seeds(Rai) or Cumin seeds
  • 1 tbsp Oil/Ghee
  • 1 small Onion
  • 1 small Tomato
  • Salt as per taste

Instructions
 

  • Take half a cup of Daliya/Broken Wheat. Dry roast it in a pan, till it gives the aroma and starts turning light brown. Take out of the pan and keep aside.
    1 Cup Dalia/Broken Wheat
  • Add a tsp of ghee/oil in the same pan or a heavy bottomed pan, when the oil is warm enough, add mustard seeds/cumin seeds.
    ½ tsp Black Mustard Seeds(Rai), 1 tbsp Oil/Ghee
  • When seeds splutter add curry leaves and chopped onions, green chillies and ginger.
    small Ginger piece about ½", 1 Green Chilli, 1 small Onion
  • Sauté till the onions are translucent, then add chopped tomato.
    1 small Tomato
  • Cook till the tomatoes are soft, then add the vegetables. If you are using fresh peas, boil the peas separately then add to the onion-tomato masala or it will take a bit more time to cook the veggies.
    Mixed Vegetables as required
  • Now add water and salt. Cover the pan and cook till whole water evaporates and the dalia grains are cooked. Serve hot.
    Salt as per taste

Pressure Cooker Method

  • Follow the steps till step 5.
  • Then add water, close the lid and cook for 2 whistles on high flame and 5 mins. on low flame.
  • Switch off the gas, let the pressure release naturally.
  • Open the lid and check.
  • Serve hot.

How to make Dalia in Instant Pot

  • Switch on the Instant Pot at SAUTE MODE for 5 mins.
  • Roast Dalia till light brown at medium setting.
  • Take out the roasted daliya and keep it aside.
  • Now swtich on again the SAUTE MODE and add ghee/oil.
  • Then add cumin seeds or mustard seeds. When seeds crackle, add chopped onions and ginger chillies.
  • Saute till onions tuen light pink.
  • Then add tomato and mixed vegetables. Cook for 1-2 mins. Keep on stirring the vegetables so that it doesn't stick to bottom of inner pot.
  • Now add roasted daliya, water(about 1 cup) and salt.
  • Cancel the SAUTE Mode and lose the lid and set the PRESSURE COOK Mode on for 5 mins.
  • When the time is up, wait for 5 mins. and then open with QRP relase the extra pressure and then open the lid.
  • Fluff Daliya and check for doneness.
  • Serve hot.

Notes

After adding tomatoes you can also ad coriander powder, turmeric powder and garam masala. I make it in most simple way. Ginger, chillies and cumin seeds add enough flavour.
Keyword Brosken Wheat Pulao recipe, Cracked Wheat Pulao, Dalia Pulao, Mix. Veg. Dalia, Namkeen Dalia
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