If you’re searching for a nutritious and delicious dish that satisfies your taste buds while providing wholesome goodness, look no further than Masala Daliya. Masala Daliya is a delightful Indian recipe made with cracked wheat, commonly known as daliya, infused with aromatic spices and seasonal vegetables. It’s a popular choice for breakfast or as a light lunch or dinner option.
This recipe combines the nutty goodness of daliya with a medley of spices to create a dish that is both comforting and invigorating. The cracked wheat provides a wholesome base, packed with fiber, essential minerals, and B-vitamins. The aromatic blend of spices like cumin, turmeric, and coriander adds depth and warmth to the dish, while the sautéed onions, tomatoes, and ginger-garlic paste contribute to its rich and savory taste.
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Preparing Masala Daliya is a straightforward process that starts with sautéing onions, tomatoes, and spices in oil or ghee. The daliya is then added and cooked until tender, absorbing all the flavors and spices. The end result is a hearty and nourishing dish that can be enjoyed on its own or paired with yogurt, pickles, or papad.
Add a variety of vegetables like peas, carrots, or capsicum to enhance its nutritional value and add extra texture. Adjust the spice levels according to your preference, making it milder or spicier to suit your taste buds.
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Whether you’re looking for a wholesome breakfast option, a light and healthy lunch, or a comforting dinner, Masala Daliya checks all the boxes. It offers a satisfying meal that fuels your body with essential nutrients and leaves you feeling nourished and content. So, get ready to embrace the flavors of India and indulge in this delightful and nutritious Masala Daliya recipe.
Here’s a simple recipe for Masala Daliya:
Ingredients:
1 cup daliya (cracked wheat)
1/4 cup yellow moong dal
1/4 cup yellow pigeon dal (arhar dal)
2 tablespoons oil or ghee
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
1 medium-sized onion, finely chopped
1 tablespoon ginger-garlic paste
1 green chili, finely chopped (optional)
1 medium-sized tomato, finely chopped
1 cup mixed vegetables (green peas, carrot, capsicum, potato)
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
1/2 teaspoon red chili powder (adjust according to your spice preference)
1 teaspoon coriander powder
1/2 teaspoon garam masala
Salt to taste
4 cups water
Fresh coriander leaves for garnishing
For Tempering
2 tablespoon oil
1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
2-3 whole red chilies
1 teaspoon red chili powder
1 tbsp garlic, diced
Instructions:
Wash and soaked the dal in water for 1-2 hours.
Heat oil or ghee in a pan or pressure cooker over medium heat.
Add cumin seeds and let them splutter.
Add chopped onions and sauté until they turn golden brown.
Add ginger-garlic paste and green chili, and sauté for a minute until the raw smell disappears.
Add chopped tomatoes and cook until they turn soft and mushy.
Add turmeric powder, red chili powder, coriander powder, and salt. Mix well and cook the spices for a minute.
Rinse the daliya thoroughly under running water and drain it.
Add the rinsed daliya and soaked dal to the pan or cooker and mix it with the spice mixture.
Pour water into the cooker, stir well, and bring it to a boil.
If using a pressure cooker, close the lid and pressure cook for 3-4 whistles on medium heat.
Once the daliya is cooked, fluff it up with a fork.
Add tempering on the top and garnish with fresh coriander leaves and serve hot.
For tempering
Add oil in tempering pan.
Add cumin seeds and when they start splutter.
Add garlic and chilies and mix well. Now tempering is ready to further use.
Masala Daliya | Broken Wheat Khichdi Recipe
Equipment
- Pressure Cooker
Ingredients
- 1 cup daliya cracked wheat
- 1/4 cup yellow moong dal
- 1/4 cup yellow pigeon dal arhar dal
- 2 tablespoons oil or ghee
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1 medium-sized onion finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon ginger-garlic paste
- 1 green chili finely chopped (optional)
- 1 medium-sized tomato finely chopped
- 1 cup mixed vegetables green peas, carrot, capsicum, potato
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1/2 teaspoon red chili powder adjust according to your spice preference
- 1 teaspoon coriander powder
- 1/2 teaspoon garam masala
- Salt to taste
- 4 cups water
- Fresh coriander leaves for garnishing
For Tempering
- 2 tablespoon oil
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 2-3 whole red chilies
- 1 teaspoon red chili powder
- 1 tbsp garlic diced
Instructions
- Wash and soaked the dal in water for 1-2 hours.
- Heat oil or ghee in a pan or pressure cooker over medium heat.
- Add cumin seeds and let them splutter.
- Add chopped onions and sauté until they turn golden brown.
- Add ginger-garlic paste and green chili, and sauté for a minute until the raw smell disappears.
- Add chopped tomatoes and cook until they turn soft and mushy.
- Add turmeric powder, red chili powder, coriander powder, and salt. Mix well and cook the spices for a minute.
- Rinse the daliya thoroughly under running water and drain it.
- Add the rinsed daliya and soaked dal to the pan or cooker and mix it with the spice mixture.
- Pour water into the cooker, stir well, and bring it to a boil.
- If using a pressure cooker, close the lid and pressure cook for 3-4 whistles on medium heat.
- Once the daliya is cooked, fluff it up with a fork.
- Add tempering on the top and garnish with fresh coriander leaves and serve hot.
For tempering
- Add oil in tempering pan.
- Add cumin seeds and when they start splutter.
- Add garlic and chilies and mix well. Now tempering is ready to further use.
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Healthy khichdi for sure. That garlic and red chili tempering in the oil makes it so inviting. Love that vibrant color combination.
Broken wheat khichadi is a healthy khichadi, I love the onion in it, will give it such a crunchy flavour to it. The vibrant colour is very inviting.
Chichi is one of our family favorites and I love this healthy wheat daily version. Scrumptious.
Daliya khichdi looks totally yumm , love that amazing tempering on top, totally inviting!