Dalia Khichadi
(Broken/cracked wheat cooked with Indian spices, and veggies).
How do we feel after a festive/wedding season or an extended vacation? We tend to eat so much greasy/oily food, followed by so wide varieties of sweets. We travel and try out different cuisines…it sure feels like heaven to our palate, isn’t it? However, after a few days of eating such food, what do we crave the most? Simple home-cooked food! Our comfort food! And which is the best-known Indian comfort food? KHICHADI!!
There are many varieties of khichadi. Khichadi can be made using rice- lentils, sago pearls, jowar, bajra, or broken wheat(dalia). Today I share this simple nutritious khichadi recipe, made using broken wheat/dalia.
Dalia is rich in fiber and especially good for diabetic patients. Broken wheat contains fewer carbohydrates than rice; thus, this is a great weight-loss recipe. It is very light on the stomach and can be eaten for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
Make this one-pot meal and serve it with plain curd/raita, pickle, and some papad.
Ingredients
1 cup broken wheat(dalia)
3 tbsp clarified butter (sudh desi ghee)
1 tsp mustard seeds ( barik rai)
5-6 garlic cloves minced (lasun)
1/2 tsp turmeric powder(haldi)
1/2 tsp red chili powder (lal tikha powder)
7-8 curry leaves (kadhipatta)
1 onion chopped (pyaaz)
1 carrot diced (gajar)
1/4 cup peas (matar)
1 medium tomato chopped
1/4 cup peanuts (singdana)
2 tbsp corn kernels
1tsp garam masala
1 tbsp lemon juice
3 cups water
salt as per taste
coriander leaves finely chopped
Method
In a pressure cooker, heat 2 tbsp of ghee on medium flame. Once the ghee gets hot, add mustard seeds and let them splutter. Add the minced garlic and sauté for a minute.
Add onion and sauté till the onion is cooked and becomes translucent.
Add curry leaves, diced carrots, peas, corn, and peanuts. Mix well.
Add haldi, red chili powder, and tomatoes. Cook on a medium flame for 2-3 minutes.
Add dalia, 1 tbsp of ghee, and garam masala.Mix everything well.
Add water, and chopped coriander leaves, and give it a stir.
Put the lid of the pressure cooker on and pressure cook for 3 whistles.
Once the pressure settles down, open the lid. Add lemon juice and gently mix it with the khichadi.
Garnish with coriander leaves.
DALIA KHICHADI IS READY TO BE SERVED.
SERVE HOT.
Notes -
To make this kid/patient-friendly, skip adding garam masala. Add very little red chili powder.
This khichadi can be made without using veggies too. Just use onion, and tomatoes if you want to skip the other veggies.
Making this khichadi with clarified butter gives this an authentic taste. If you don’t have ghee or you are a vegan, use groundnut oil instead.
You add veggies of your choice. This dish is totally customizable.
The consistency of this khichadi can be according to your preference too. You can add more water if you want thin consistency.
Dalia Khichadi
Ingredients
- 1 cup broken wheat(dalia)
- 3 tbsp clarified butter (sudh desi ghee)
- 1 tsp mustard seeds ( barik rai)
- 5-6 garlic cloves minced (lasun)
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder(haldi)
- 1/2 tsp red chili powder (lal tikha powder)
- 7-8 curry leaves (kadhipatta)
- 1 onion chopped (pyaaz)
- 1 carrot diced (gajar)
- 1/4 cup peas (matar)
- 1 medium tomato chopped
- 1/4 cup peanuts (singdana)
- 2 tbsp corn kernels
- 1tsp garam masala
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 3 cups water
- salt as per taste
- coriander leaves finely chopped
Method
- In a pressure cooker, heat 2 tbsp of ghee on medium flame. Once the ghee gets hot, add mustard seeds and let them splutter. Add the minced garlic and sauté for a minute.
- Add onion and sauté till the onion is cooked and becomes translucent.
- Add curry leaves, diced carrots, peas, corn, and peanuts. Mix well.
- Add haldi, red chili powder, and tomatoes. Cook on a medium flame for 2-3 minutes.
- Add dalia, 1 tbsp of ghee, and garam masala.Mix everything well.
- Add water, and chopped coriander leaves, and give it a stir.
- Put the lid of the pressure cooker on and pressure cook for 3 whistles.
- Once the pressure settles down, open the lid. Add lemon juice and gently mix it with the khichadi.
- Garnish with coriander leaves.
Notes
- To make this kid/patient-friendly, skip adding garam masala. Add very little red chili powder.
- This khichadi can be made without using veggies too. Just use onion, and tomatoes if you want to skip the other veggies.
- Making this khichadi with clarified butter gives this an authentic taste. If you don’t have ghee or you are a vegan, use groundnut oil instead.
- You add veggies of your choice. This dish is totally customizable.
- The consistency of this khichadi can be according to your preference too. You can add more water if you want thin consistency.
