Broken Wheat Upma Recipe - Healthy Dalia Upma for Breakfast

Archana Doshi

June 14, 2018

16289 Ratings

Time:Prep: 15 M|Cook: 15 M|Total: 30 M

Makes:4 Servings

Meal:South Indian Breakfast

Cuisine:South Indian Recipes

Broken Wheat Upma also known as Godhuma Rava Upma in Tamil Or Dalia Upma in Hindi is a wholesome dish that is packed with nutrition form the broken wheat. The addition of ginger and the vegetables gives the dalia upma fresh taste that is simple and yet delicious.

With a little bit of planning by having vegetables chopped the previous night, preparing this dish in the morning will make a great lunch box along with some dahi or even as a recipe for weight loss.

Did you know: Broken Wheat popularly known as Dalia is a super food, high in fibre, protein, low glycemic index and has very low calories, which makes it a perfect diet for people who want to lose weight. It is very low in fat and carbohydrates and since it has complex carbohydrates, it takes a time to break down which is good for diabetic people.

Serve the delicious Broken Wheat Upma Recipe - Dalia Upma hot along with coconut chutney and sliced bananas for a diabetic friendly breakfast. It also makes a perfect kids lunch box for school.

If you liked the Broken Wheat Upma Recipe - Dalia Upma, then you can try more South Indian Breakfast recipes for you to try

With a little bit of planning by having vegetables chopped the previous night, preparing this dish in the morning will make a great lunch box along with some dahi or even as a recipe for weight loss.

Serve the delicious Broken Wheat Upma Recipe - Dalia Upma hot along with coconut chutney and sliced bananas for a diabetic friendly breakfast. It also makes a perfect kids lunch box for school.

If you liked the Broken Wheat Upma Recipe - Dalia Upma, then you can try more South Indian Breakfast recipes for you to try

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Ingredients

1 Broken Wheat (Dalia/ Godumai Rava)

1/4 Onions, finely chopped

1/4 Carrot (Gajjar), finely chopped

1/4 Green beans (French Beans), finely chopped

1/4 Cauliflower (gobi), cut to small florets

1/2 Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)

1/2 Cumin seeds (Jeera)

6 Curry leaves, finely chopped

1 Ginger, grated

2 Green Chillies, chopped

1/4 Asafoetida (hing)

1/4 Turmeric powder (Haldi)

1 Oil

1 Ghee

2 Coriander (Dhania) Leaves, chopped

Salt, to taste

Instructions for Broken Wheat Upma Recipe - Healthy Dalia Upma for Breakfast

To begin making the Broken wheat upma recipe, we will first pressure cook the vegetables.

Into the pressure cooker add the carrots, beans and cauliflower with a little salt and 2 to 3 tablespoons of water. Pressure cooker for one whistle and turn off the heat.

Release the pressure immediately, so the vegetables don't get over cooked.

Heat oil in a pressure cooker, add mustards seeds, cumin seeds and allow them to crackle.

Add the chopped onions, curry leaves and sauté until the onions are tender and the color changes to light pink.

Add turmeric powder, asafoetida, green chillies, broken wheat and salt. Stir for about a minute on medium heat until you get a roasted aroma of the broken wheat/dalia.

Add 1½ cups of water to the above broken wheat upma mixture and cover the pressure cooker.

Pressure cook for 2 to 3 whistles and turn off the heat.

Once done, allow the pressure to release naturally. Once done, stir in the cooked vegetables to the Broken Wheat Upma, check the salt and adjust to taste accordingly.

Finally stir in the fresh coriander leaves into the Dalia Upma and serve hot.

Serve the delicious Broken Wheat Upma Recipe - Dalia Upma hot along with coconut chutney and sliced bananas for a diabetic friendly breakfast. It also makes a perfect kids lunch box for school.