Dalia khichdi - delicious one-pot meal and ultimate comfort food

Daliya or broken wheat is considered to be a good choice as a good choice for reducing refined grains. We can make khichdi, upma, pongal with Daliya and all of them tastes equally delicious. Daliya is mostly consumed during winter or monsoon as wheat helps to keep the body warm; however, for my family this is anytime favorite breakfast.

Health benefits of Daliya:

• Rich in dietary fiber, aids in managing diabetes and constipation
• Iron helps in overcoming fatigue and anemia
• Magnesium helps maintaining normal heartbeat
• Potassium is beneficial for controlling hypertension
• Low fat and high fiber content assists in healthy weight management
• Minerals helps building strong bones
• Protein helps growing kids and gives strength to the body
• Vitamins supports energy metabolism

Daliya khichdi is a delicious one pot meal made from broken wheat, moong dal and lots of veggies. It’s incredible light and healthy and is one of the simplest recipes to make, consistency of this khichdi is so soft that it is easy for kids to swallow and is also a perfect comfort food, more so during winters.

Ingredients

• 1 cup daliya
• ½ cup moong dal
• 1 cup of cubed veggies of your choice (potato, carrot, beans, cauliflower, peas)
• 1 sliced green chilli
• 1 tbsp cumin seeds
• Whole garam masala (2 cloves, 2 green cardamoms, 1 cinnamon stick)
• 1 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp cumin powder
• 1 tsp ginger paste
• ½ tsp garam masala powder
• ½ tsp red chilli powder (optional)
• Salt as per taste
• 2 tbsp ghee (I used my homemade ghee)
• 2 tbsp of freshly chopped coriander leaves

Method

• Heat a heavy bottom pan or pressure cooker and put 1 tbsp ghee in it
• Add the whole garam masala, cumin seeds, and sliced green chili in it
• Once the cumin seeds splutters add all the veggies and sauté a little bit
• Add the ginger paste, turmeric powder, cumin powder, and red chili powder in it
• Fry them for a while
• Add washed daliya and moong dal and mix well
• Add salt and then add 5 cups of water
• Cook for 2 whistles and let the steam release on its own

Once the pressure is down, open and serve hot with 1 tbsp of homemade gee and garnish with freshly chopped coriander leaves

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