Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Broken Wheat (Daliya) Upma

Healthy breakfast meal broken wheat daliya upma
I was searching for a power packed complex carbs breakfast which was traditional in taste like poha or upma and also went well with tea. My search lead me to this recipe.

We all know the benefits of broken wheat (daliya), combine it with some gorgeous looking veggies and cook it in the style of a upma and you have a delicious combination which makes a great dish. Ever since I made it for the first time I ended up making it regularly.

Ingredients

1. Finely chopped veggies of your choice. My choice you can see in the pic. French beans, small finely chopped potato, finely chopped onion, green chillies, green peas and finely chopped cabbage.



2. 1 katori/cup broken wheat/daliya

3. 1/2 tsp sugar.

4. 1/4 tsp turmeric.

5. 1/2 lemon.

6. Salt to taste

7. 1 tsp mustard seeds.

8. Curry leaves.

9. 2 tsp oil.

Procedure

1. Soak daliya for the time you are preparing the veggies.

2. Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds. When they start crackling throw in onion and green chillies and saute for 2 minutes. Add the potatoes, mix well and cover. It takes 5 minutes till the potatoes are almost done.

3. Add the french beans, cabbage and saute well. Cook for 3 minutes. We want the veggies to be crisp and half done.


4. Drain the water from daliya and add it to the veggies, mix well. Add sugar, salt and turmeric and mix well. Keep stirring the daliya for 2-3 minutes. What we are trying to do here is to roast the daliya with the veggies and evaporate the water(if any is there).



5. Add water. The ratio of water : daliya is 2:1. So for 1 cup daliya use 2 cups water.


6. Cover and cook till all the water is evaporated. I use frozen peas so I add them when the daliya is cooked. They tend to be sweeter this way. If you are using fresh peas then you can add them before with other veggies.

Squeeze the lemon.

7. Enjoy.


This is one of those dishes that taste good even when it is cold. So it makes for a perfect lunch meal.
 Quick Tip:
If you want to make it for your office and you do not have time to cook this lavish breakfast then you can prepare the mixture at night. You can do the preparation till step 4 and keep the pan in the fridge. In morning all you have to do is light the gas, add water and cook the daliya. It takes maximum 10 minutes.

22 comments:

  1. yep i love this too :) i sometimes add soya nuggets for extra protein. that way i get a full one dish meal :)

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  2. Great one! :-)
    Your cover photo is very inspiring!
    Congratulations on your amazing transformation :-)

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  3. Dear Sugar,

    Yes its a lovely delicious dish. Adding soya nuggets is a great idea, I will try it out for sure.

    regards

    Shiva

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    1. Hi
      Its a healthy and delicious dish.U can add lentils also to improve its nutritive value.

      Regards
      Anju

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  4. Dear Gavz,

    Thanks for liking the recipe and thanks for liking the cover photo.

    Lots of love.

    regards

    Shiva

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  5. I am always waiting for your recipes girl! I make this too..I am a nonvegetarian,so my dish has ginger garlic paste in it,added along with the onions,mustard is replaced with jeera ,and 2 bite size pieces of boneless chicken added along with the veggies.And I eat the chicken at last to feel like I have had a big fat chicken dish!yumm!

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  6. Dear Shenaz,

    Glad to know that you wait for my recipes :). Adding chicken to this is a great idea for non-vegetarians. I never tried it with ginger garlic paste, will give it a try next time.

    This dish is Yumm and healthy.

    Lots of love

    regards

    Shiva

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  8. Dear Siri,

    Thanks a ton for the award. You are a sweetheart.

    Lots of love

    Shiva

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  9. Hi your header looks great. Very inspiring actually.

    Great going.

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  10. Dear Sangeeta,

    Long time girl. Nice to hear from you. Thanks a ton for liking the header.

    Lots of love

    Shiva

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  11. Hi Siva.. after a long time i came to ur blog... this is a awesome reciepe.. :) waiting for more from u.. will suerly try this... :)

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  12. Dear Rajni,

    Nice to see you after a long time. Thanks a ton for liking the recipe.

    Have a great day ahead.

    Lots of love

    regards

    Shiva

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  13. Hey Shiva..!!! I tried this out.. it has come very yummy..!!! :) thanks for sharing.. waiting for more of ur low cal recipies.... :P

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  14. Dear Rajani,

    I am glad you tried the dish and you liked it.

    Thanks for coming back and giving me the feedback.

    Love

    Shiva

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  15. made this today shiva, everyone at home loved it!!

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  16. Dear Prachi,

    I am glad you and your family liked the dish.

    Have a great day ahead.

    lots of love

    Shiva

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