Tasty Recipe using Dalia (Broken wheat)

This dish is a tasty and healthy substitute for dinner and can be had at least once a week.

Hara Bhara Dalia Pulao
Ingredients (Serves 2 to 3 people)
1 cup dalia/ broken wheat


2 cups of water

6 to 8 beans
2 to 3 carrots
1 onion
1/4th cauliflower
1 capsicum
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
2 curry leaves

1 tsp oil
Salt, red chilli powder and green chillies finely chopped as per taste
Coriander leaves finely chopped
Juice of 1/2 a lemon

Method:
Dry roast the dalia for 3 to 4 mins. Add water and salt to the dalia and pressure cook for 5 to 10 mins. In a pan, heat the oil, season with cumin seeds and curry leaves. Add onions and saute till light brown. Add all the vegetables, salt, chilli powder. cover the pan and cook the vegetables till they are cooked. Mix the dalia mixture with vegetables. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes on a low flame. Add lemon juice and garnish with coriander leaves.


Benefits of Dalia:

• Low in calories
• Good source of energy
• High in fiber, vitamins and minerals