Instant Pot Vegetable Daliya

Instant Pot Vegetable Daliya

Try this healthy weight loss Indian breakfast recipe of Vegetable Daliya (also known as Broken Wheat or Cracked Wheat), made in an Instant Pot.

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What is Daliya

Daliya, also known as cracked wheat or broken wheat, is a form of coarsely ground whole wheat grain, which is highly nutritious, and a good source of fiber and protein.

It is often prepared as a sweet porridge, or a savory pulao style dish. This is the savory daliya khichdi or dalia pulao recipe, which is a popular Indian breakfast. It can be customized to include vegetables of choice, and it tastes best when paired with yogurt.

Light on stomach, the vegetable daliya is a great meal to have when one is recovering from illness. It is also an amazing recipe for weight loss!

Ingredients

• Daliya (Cracked wheat / Broken wheat) – Hero of this recipe, daliya is a grain which provides a lot of nutrition including, protein, fiber, minerals and vitamins. You can easily find it in any Indian store.
• Spices – I have used basic spices listed below, which are essential for cooking most of the Indian dishes and are easily available in Indian households.
  • Cumin seeds (jeera)
  • Turmeric (haldi)
  • Salt
• Vegetables – I am using the following vegetables here, but you can use any kind of vegetables available at hand. Other options that go well in daliya are diced potatoes, cauliflower florets etc.
  • Curry leaves (kadi patta)
  • Green chilies – Add more or less as per spice level
  • Onion
  • Ginger
  • Carrots
  • Green peas
  • Cilantro (dhaniya / coriander leaves) – For garnishing
• Water – Use the quantity as mentioned to get that perfect texture of the final dish!
• Oil – I am using Avocado oil, you can use any neutral flavored vegetable oil available.
• Lemon juice – Use in the end to enhance the taste of daliya.

How to make Vegetable Daliya in an Instant Pot

• Set Instant Pot to Saute mode. Add oil, jeera, curry leaves, green chilies, ginger, and mix. Add onion and mix again. Add carrots, green peas, and stir. Add salt and turmeric powder. Mix again.

• Add Daliya (broken wheat) and mix. Add water and give it a final stir.

• Close the lid and set the pressure valve to Sealing position. Set the Instant Pot (IP) on high pressure for 6 minutes. Once cooking is complete, let the pressure release naturally for around 10 minutes.
• Push the pressure valve to Venting position very carefully. Open the lid and fluff the prepared Dalia with a fork.
• Add lemon juice and garnish with chopped coriander leaves.

• Serve hot as is, or with yogurt or your favorite chutney!

More Savory Breakfast Recipes

• Aloo Puffs
• Masala Idli
• Paneer Corn Sandwich
• Instant Rava Uttapam
• Paneer Puffs
• Egg Bhurji
• Scrambled Egg Quesadillas

This recipe is a part of Julie & Julia series that I had started to document the first 100 recipes on the blog. This is recipe number #91.

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For now, enjoy the easy and healthy Indian breakfast recipe of Vegetable Daliya, made in an Instant Pot!