Dalia/Broken Wheat Upma

Dalia is a good substitute for rice and tastes similar to rice when you have it along with sambar, rasam. Its tastes good with any dry sabzi too.Its good for Diabetes, weight control as its very high in fiber and a small amount of dalia will leave you with full.Thanks to my friend Nishitha who introduced me to dalia and since then i was having dalia with sambar or Rasam and i just happened to replace Semolina in Upma with Dalia and it tastes really good and healthy, so thought of sharing with you all.

Preparation Time - 30 mins

Ingredients:

• Dalia/Broken Wheat - 1 cup
• Onion - 1
• Green chilies - 6-7
• Carrot - 1
• Beans - 15
• Potato - 1
• Cauliflower florets - Few
• Methi Leaves - 1/2 cup
• Tomato - 1
• Oil - 3sp (To fry all vegetables)
• Mustard Seed - 1/2 sp
• Urad Dal - 1sp
• Channa Dal - 1sp
• Curry leaves- few
• Cilantro/Coriander leaves - finely chopped
• Salt - As per taste

The Combination of vegetables can be varied, i just used all these and taste was amazing. It takes time to clean all vegetables and to cut them to equal size but rest of the process will be very fast.

How to proceed :

• Take a cup of Dalia/Broken wheat in a pressure cooker, add 1 and half cup of water, Salt (1/2 sp) and cook until 3-4 whistles.Allow pressure to ease.
• Heat 3sp oil in a thick bottom pan, add mustard seeds allow them to splutter well.
• Add Urad dal, channa dal fry until light brown.
• Add Curry leaves and Slitted Green chilies.
• Add Onion and fry until transparent.
• Add finely chopped Carrot, Beans, Potato, Cauliflower florets, 1/4 sp salt saute well and cook until vegetables are soft.
• Add finely chopped tomato and cook. (You can avoid tomatoes and replace it with lemon juice when you turn off the flame)
• Add the cooked Dalia from step 1 to the vegetables mix well. 
• Add finely chopped Cilantro/Coriander leaves and serve hot.