How to Cook Appetizing Dalia Pulao

Dalia Pulao. Dalia or broken wheat is a healthy substitute in a Pulao that is nutritious, high in iron and fiber. Spicy Dalia Pulao Recipe is a healthy twist to Pulao which we normally make at home. Serve it along with raita for a simple weekday lunch.

Dalia pulao (Porridge Rice) is a healthy meal especially for kids. It boasts of various vitamins and minerals and is easy on stomach to digest. Dalia or Porridge is a common ingredient for making digestion friendly meals. You can have Dalia Pulao using 12 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Dalia Pulao

1. You need 1½cups of dalia.
2. You need 1 cup of chopped capsicum.
3. You need 1/2 cup of chopped carrots.
4. You need 1 of medium sized tomato chopped.
5. You need 4 of green chillies cut into slits.
6. Prepare 4 of green cardamom.
7. Prepare 2 of cloves.
8. You need 1 teaspoon of ginger paste.
9. Prepare 1 teaspoon of garam masala.
10. Prepare 1 teaspoon of ghee.
11. It's As needed of Vegetable oil.
12. Prepare To taste of Salt.

It is in-fact a very healthy food as it contains whole lot of protein. Instant Pot Dalia Recipe - This broken wheat or bulgur pulao is spiced with Indian spices and made more nutritious by adding few vegetables. There are two types of dalia (broken wheat or bulgur) is available in the store. One is coarse and second is fine.

Dalia Pulao step by step

1. Heat a wok and dry roast the Dalia for approx 2mins. Keep it aside..
2. Heat some oil in the same wok and add the green cardamom and cloves and saute them till the aroma comes out of it..
3. Add the capsicum and carrot and salt. The quantity of the salt should be as per the vegetables you added..
4. Mix them very well in a medium flame and cover it with a lid..
5. Uncover it after a while and saute it again. Repeat the process untill the veggies are fried well..
6. Add the ginger paste and chopped tomatoes and saute it very well untill cooked well..
7. Add the Dalia and mix them very well..
8. Add the water. The quantity of the water should be double the quantity of the Dalia. Add the slitted green chillies, salt and sugar. Let it be a bit sweetish..
9. Cover it with a lid for approx 8 to 10min in high flame..
10. Check whether the dalia is cooked well. If yes, add the garam masala powder and ghee..
11. Mix it well and serve hot..

We are using the coarse one also known as 'fada'. Dalia or Bulgur is popular all over the wheat-consuming regions of North India. It is a kind of dried cracked wheat, which can be consumed as a sweet or savory dish. Dalia has more fiber and protein, a lower glycemic index, and higher levels of most vitamins and minerals. This dish a great alternative to rice pulao, and much more nutritious.