Daliya Upma/ Broken wheat daliya khichdi/ Broken wheat upma/ Daliya

Daliya upma

Daliya Upma is a little spicy. It is cooked with onion, green chilies, vegetables, nuts and with different spices to maintain its savory. It has a very balanced taste and suitable for the consumption of both children and adults.

Upma is originally a South Indian dish made from coarsely grounded wheat called Rava /suji/semolina, rice grains, vermicelli and even with quinoa. Upma is seasoned by curry leaves which gives it a nice southern flavor. Dalia is a cereal that's made from cracked wheat is a complete low-calorie meal, which is high in protein, fiber, and iron and vitamin B. Cracked wheat dishes are popular in northern India, where they're eaten for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

When we hear the word daliya. Our mind has these pictures of boring daliya made from milk & we must tell you that daliya is not kheer & not crunchy like corn flakes. That daliya is a total bore and immediately our interest from the daliya is gone into the trash.

We Indian eating habits come up with the savory & tangy side of daliya.

North Indians make daliya khichdi. Upma term came from south India. 

Dalia is one of the best options and it promotes weight loss. The regular consumption of Dalia provides a good amount of protein and fiber to the body.

The reason it is called vegetable upma is that along with the main ingredient daliya this contains loads of veggies – a medley of carrots, peas, potatoes, capsicums, and beans. we personally recommend the vegetable upma but here we are sharing simple two ingredients North Indian version upma which is a very simple plain upma with some roasted peanuts.

This diabetic-friendly grain (Wheat Daliya) needs more water to cook than the normal semolina Upma. For one cup of a finer version of daliya, we need to add two and quarter cups of water to cook well. The resultant upma has to be loose & dry texture.

Ingredients:

1 cup Finer version of wheat daliya

1 finely chopped medium-sized tomato

1 finely chopped medium onion

1 finely chopped large green chili

1 tsp turmeric powder

½ tsp cumin seeds

½ inch ginger grated

Salt as per taste

¼ cup roasted peanuts

1 tbsp desiccated fresh coconut

Handful chopped the fresh coriander

1 tsp ghee

Recipe:

Dry roast peanuts & remove the skin while hot.

In a pan, add ghee, Cumin seeds, Onion & green chili. Fry it on high flame for 1 min.

Add chopped tomatoes & fry on a medium flame for 2 mins.

Add turmeric, salt, ginger & mix all well till tomato is mixed with spices & mushy.

Add daliya & peanuts now & mix all

Add 2 ¼ cup of normal water & scrape all sides so that daliya is mixed with water, Now cover it to cook for 2-4 mins on medium flame.

After that, It will look something like this. This time check if daliya is perfectly cooked or not. If not, Add half a cup of hot water & cover again.

Now add half of the desiccated coconut & chopped coriander.

And it is ready to enjoy. Take a hot tea in one hand & a bowl of this upma on the other hand. Trust us your weekend is sorted with this delight.

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