Cracked Wheat Porridge / Sweet Dalia - Instant Pot, Pressure Cooker
Meetha (sweet) Daliya or Cracked Wheat Porridge is a very popular breakfast dish from Indian Cuisine. Highly nutritious and a healthy breakfast recipe loved by all ages.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon oil
- 1 cup COARSE DALIYA [ cracked( broken ) wheat]
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 2 cups water
- 2 ½ cups milk, as needed; For vegan use plant based milk
- ½ cup jaggery or preferred sweetener, adjust to taste
- ⅛ teaspoon freshly crushed black peppercorns
- ¼ teaspoon green cardamom powder
- pinch freshly grated nutmeg (optional)
- ¼ cup almond flour / crushed almonds (optional)
TEMPERING (Optional)
- 1 tablespoon ghee; For vegan, use oil
- ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
GARNISH:
- handful of almonds, slivered
Instructions
INSTANT POT MEETHA DALIYA:
- Turn ON SAUTE (more). When it displays "HOT", add oil, daliya (cracked wheat), roast daliya for 5-10 minutes. Saute every couple of minutes for even roasting of daliya.Note: Roasted daliya turns aromatic and changes color (will become dark in color).
- Add salt, water. Mix well. Turn OFF SAUTE. Close lid, vent sealed.
- Turn ON Manual/Pressure cook (high), 15 minutes.Note: For fine daliya, pressure cook for 5 minutes.
- Let pressure release naturally, around 10 minutes. Open the lid.
- Turn ON SAUTE (more). Add milk, jaggery, crushed black pepper, green cardamom powder, freshly grated nutmeg, and almond flour. Mix well.Note: Using a cheese grater, fine grate nutmeg couple of time.
- Bring it to a gentle boil. Stir frequently, to avoid burnt bottom. Turn OFF SAUTE.
- Meetha Daliya is ready to be served. Enjoy!!
STOVE TOP PRESSURE COOKER:
- Follow the recipe as discussed earlier, after the first whistle, reduce the heat to low, and cook for 15 minutes. Rest of the recipe is same as Instant Pot.
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Notes
- Adjust the consistency of the daliya as per taste. Add more milk for a lighter consistency.
- Nutmeg is optional. It gives nice aroma to the dish.
- Tempering is optional. It adds nice flavor to the dish.
- To make this nut-free, simply skip almond flour and nuts.
- TIPS FOR DELICIOUS MEETHA DALIYA - please refer to the post earlier.
- FAQ ABOUT MEETHA DALIYA - please refer to the post earlier.
Disclaimer
Nutrition values are my best estimates. If you rely on them for your diet, use your preferred nutrition calculator.
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