Daliya Khichadi | Vegetable Dalia | Broken Wheat Recipe | Fada ni Khichdi recipe

Are you looking for Broken wheat recipe? How to make dalia? Here is a recipe with dalia, that is Daliya Khichadi, a nutritious Indian comfort food.

Khichdi recipes are the ancient comfort, cleansing meal for all the seasons. They have healing properties and feels lighter on stomach, helps in indigestion and bloating.

Daliya Khichadi or Vegetable dalia is a healthy, high protein savory porridge made with vegetables, moong dal (Yellow lentil) and broken wheat (daliya). Basically it is similar to rice – based khichdi. Here you can skip vegetables and just make simple khichdi with dalia and moong dal as we normally make. But I prefer with vegetables to make it more nutritious and healthy.

Most importantly, it’s an easy, tasty one pot meal which is ideal for morning breakfast or can also be served for lunch and dinner. Furthermore, as daliya or broken wheat is light cereal and has low glycemic index (G.I) and hence it would be a great recipe for dinner. Even it’s also good for growing kids, weight watchers and for those with diabetes. As dalia is easy to digest and ensures a slow and steady release of glucose into blood.

Is Dalia Good For Weight Loss?

Dalia is one of the healthy food, low in fat, rich in protein and fiber, B vitamins and also low in calories, which makes a great choice for weight loss. Having a bowlful of vegetable dalia can help in keeping you full for longer time and thus stops us from over eating. There by takes longer to digest, boost metabolism and activates weight regulating hormones.

Benefits Of Dalia

• Dalia is loaded with full of vitamins and proteins
• It boosts metabolism
• Good for diabetes, as being a low G.I cereal, it keeps blood sugar levels under control
• High fiber and low fat in broken wheat helps in weight loss
• Relieves constipation
• Strengthens muscles
• Magnesium in dalia maintains heart health
• Good for growing children
• Keeps skin healthy
• Iron in dalia, overcomes fatigue and anemia.

Finally, along with this recipe, do try our other recipes on blog

• Oats vegetable khichdi
• Ayurvedic moong dal khichdi
• Weight loss recipes
• Diabetic friendly recipes and desserts

Here is a Daliya Khichdi with step by step photo and a detailed video

Daliya Khichadi Recipe Video:

Nutrition in Daliya Khichdi:

Instructions to make Daliya Khichadi:

1. Firstly, heat a cooker pan on moderate flame and add ghee

2. As the ghee is melted up, add cumin, chopped ginger, green chilli, hing and curry leaves

3. Saute the above ingredients for 2 mins

4. Further add finely chopped vegetables like green beans, carrot, dill leaves and green peas

5. Again saute it until vegetables turns soft

6. Then add soaked moong dal and turmeric powder

7. Give a good mix and add daliya/broken wheat

8. Again stir well and add enough water, mix well

9. Similarly add salt, roasted flax seed powder and crushed black pepper

10. Give a good mix

11. Finally add chopped coriander leaves and mix well

12. Cover the lid and pressure cook for 4 whistles

13. Now the nutritious and low G.I Daliya Vegetable Khichdi is ready to serve!