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Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Vegetable Porridge

Not like the usual bland porridge, this daliya is healthy and tasty. Perfect for any meal and quick and easy to make.

You need:
Broken wheat (Daliya) - 1 cup
Split moong dal (green gram lentil) - 1/2 cup
Onions - 2 finely chopped
Tomato - 1 finely chopped
Chopped mixed vegetables - 1 cup (carrots/peas/cauliflower/turai/bottle gourd)
Green chilly - 1 finely chopped
ghee - 1 tbsp
red chilly powder - 1 tsp
turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Juice of 1/2 lemon
water - 5 cups
Salt to taste

How to:


  • In a pressure cooker, heat the ghee and fry the daliya (broken wheat) till it is fragrant and nicely roasted.

  • Add onions and cook for 1 minute

  • Add tomatoes, green chilly and the other vegetables and cook for 1 more minute

  • Add everything else except lemon juice and mix well

  • Close the cooker and cook on high flame for 1 whistle

  • Reduce the flame and cook for another 10 minutes

  • Remove from flame and let the cooker cool before opening

  • Open the cooker, add the lemon juice and mix well. Ready to eat. Tastes yum with green coriander chutney and pickle.