Healthy Daliya Khichdi for Weightloss | Dalia Khichdi with Vegetables
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Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 4 Servings
 
Ingredients
  • Daliya / Broken wheat - 1 cup
  • Dal / Lentil - ½ cup
  • Ghee / Clarified butter - 2 tbsp
  • Cumin seed - ½ tsp
  • Carrot - 1, medium, finely chopped
  • French beans - 8 to 10, finely chopped
  • Green peas - ½ cup, fresh or frozen
  • Green chilli - 1 or 2, finely chopped
  • Ginger paste - 2 tsp
  • Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
  • Salt to taste
Instructions
  1. Wash the daliya under running water for 3 to 4 times until the water runs clear. Wash the dal too under running water for a few times until the water runs clear. Drain out all the water from both.
  2. In a pressure cooker, add the ghee a.k.a. clarified butter and let it warm up. Once the ghee is warm, temper it with cumin seeds and let it become fragrant for a few seconds.
  3. Now add the finely chopped carrot, finely chopped green beans and the fresh green peas. Sauté the vegetables for five minutes on medium flame.*
  4. After frying the vegetables for about 5 to 7 minutes, they should be good enough; you do not need to brown the vegetables.
  5. Now add the chopped green chillies, ginger paste and turmeric powder. Add just a splash of water to allow the turmeric and ginger to mix well with remaining ingredients.
  6. Stir everything well and continue sautéing the veggies with the aromatic for another couple of minutes.
  7. Now add the washed daliya and dal. Give a good stir to ensure that the daliya and dal are evenly distributed and mixed nicely with veggies and spices.
  8. Stir fry everything on medium flame for about 5 minutes. Then it’s time to add the water; for this amount of daliya and dal, I would recommend adding about 2 cups of water to get a not-so-runny daliya khichdi.
  9. Season your daliya khichdi with salt to taste. Bring the water to boil, switching the flame to high.
  10. Now tightly fix the pressure cooker lid and let the khichdi cook on high flame until the first whistle.
  11. After the first whistle, reduce the flame to minimum and let the khichdi cook for exactly 5 minutes irrespective of the number of whistles.
  12. After 5 minutes, switch off the flame and allow the pressure cooker to release all the pressure on its own. This would take about 15 minutes or so.**
  13. Unlock the lid of the pressure cooker once it is cooled down and check the consistency of your daliya khichdi.
  14. If you think it is too watery, then bring the cooker back on high flame and allow the excess liquid to boil off.
  15. If it seems too dry for your liking, pour in about half a cup of hot water and give a good stir; your khichdi will become thinner and as per your liking.
  16. Check and adjust the salt if needed. Your healthy daliya khichdi for weightloss is ready! Serve it warm with curd, pickle or a poached egg! Enjoy!
Notes
*Note 1: If you are using store-bought packaged frozen peas, add them at the very end before closing the pressure cooker.

**Note 2: Do NOT force open the pressure cooker; just leave it alone until it cools down and all pressure is released.
Recipe by Flavor Quotient at https://flavorquotient.com/2024/06/daliya-khichdi-for-weightloss/