Sweet Dalia

Sweet Dalia is very popular healthy breakfast dish all over India, especially North India. Dalia is also known as cracked wheat, it is a wheat product made from whole raw wheat kernels, which are crushed or cut into smaller pieces.

​Wheat is an excellent source of fiber and very nutritious. Sweet Dalia is prepared by cooking Dalia in milk and sugar and to make it more nutritious and attractive to eat, cardamom seeds, saffron and raisins could be added to Dalia. Sweet Dalia is usually served for breakfast.

Serving : 2-3 People

Cooking time : 30 Minutes

Ingredients:

  • 1 to 2 tablespoons ghee
  • ½ cup daliya
  • 2 tablespoons moong dal (optional)
  • ½ cup grated jaggery or 3 to 4 tbsps sugar
  • ½ teaspoon cardamom powder
  • 2 cups water (1 ½ cups for Instant pot)
  • 1 ½ cups milk (can use almond milk)
  • 8 cashewnuts split or chopped
  • 15 sweet raisins

Method :

  1. Pour 2 tbsps ghee to a pot and heat it. Add 8 split cashews and fry until golden. Stir in 15 raisins too. When they turn plumpy, remove all of these to a plate. Set aside.
  2. To the same pot, add drained daliya and moong dal.
  3. Saute and fry until dalia turns golden and aromatic. Keep stirring to avoid burning or browning the dalia.
  4. When you begin to get a nice smell, pour 2 cups water and bring it to a boil. To quicken this process, you can also pour hot water to the dalia.
  5. Give a good mix. Cover and cook on a low to medium heat until all the water is absorbed and dalia is soft cooked.
  6. It will absorb all the water.
  7. Pour 1 ½ cups of milk and give a good stir. Mix well and cook until the dalia turns slightly thicker yet is of pouring consistency.
  8. When it reaches a desired consistency, add cardamom powder. If using sugar, add it as well and give a good mix until it dissolves. Turn off the stove. 
  9. Add cashews and raisins. Serve sweet dalia warm.

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