Since winter started here, one or the other family member is sick these days. I decided to make khichdi with dalia one night. I didn't have cracked wheat. Instead used broken wheat and thought of making it finer by just putting it in the mixie. By the time, I got myself to prepare dinner, I didn't have the energy to break the wheat fine or cut the vegetables. This is how I discovered/invented ;-) dalia upma with moong dal.
Ingredients:-
Broken wheat - 1 cup
Moong dal - 1/4 cup
Pepper powder - 1tbsp
Onion - 1 medium(finely chopped)
Garlic - 5 cloves(chopped fine)
Refined Oil - 1tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1tsp
Cumin seeds/jeera - 1tsp
curry leaves - 1 spring, remove the leaves.
Water - 2 cups
Preparation:-
Take a kadai and first dry roast broken wheat until you get a nice aroma. Transfer it to a bowl and next dry roast moong dal. Moong dal will turn slightly golden in colour letting out a nice aroma. Transfer it to another bowl and wash it and set aside.
In the same kadai, add little oil. Since, we had sick people at home, I didn't use ghee and instead used refined oil and that too very little. When the oil is hot, add mustard seeds, when they crackle, add cumin seeds and curry leaves. Cumin seeds will start sizzling. Next, add chopped onions and garlic. Fry them until onions become translucent. Add pepper powder to it and quickly fry it making sure not to burn. Add the washed moong dal and dalia and give a quick mix. Transfer this to a steel container and add 2 cups of water and sufficient salt. Put a pressure cooker with sufficient water. Put the plate inside the cooker. Put the steel vessel and close it with a lid. Close the cooker and wait till the steam comes out of the nozzle. Put the weight on the cooker and pressure cook for 3 whistles in medium flame. Wait for the pressure to release and relish the hot and tasty upma. We were so hungry that I could not take any pictures.
Ingredients:-
Broken wheat - 1 cup
Moong dal - 1/4 cup
Pepper powder - 1tbsp
Onion - 1 medium(finely chopped)
Garlic - 5 cloves(chopped fine)
Refined Oil - 1tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1tsp
Cumin seeds/jeera - 1tsp
curry leaves - 1 spring, remove the leaves.
Water - 2 cups
Preparation:-
Take a kadai and first dry roast broken wheat until you get a nice aroma. Transfer it to a bowl and next dry roast moong dal. Moong dal will turn slightly golden in colour letting out a nice aroma. Transfer it to another bowl and wash it and set aside.
In the same kadai, add little oil. Since, we had sick people at home, I didn't use ghee and instead used refined oil and that too very little. When the oil is hot, add mustard seeds, when they crackle, add cumin seeds and curry leaves. Cumin seeds will start sizzling. Next, add chopped onions and garlic. Fry them until onions become translucent. Add pepper powder to it and quickly fry it making sure not to burn. Add the washed moong dal and dalia and give a quick mix. Transfer this to a steel container and add 2 cups of water and sufficient salt. Put a pressure cooker with sufficient water. Put the plate inside the cooker. Put the steel vessel and close it with a lid. Close the cooker and wait till the steam comes out of the nozzle. Put the weight on the cooker and pressure cook for 3 whistles in medium flame. Wait for the pressure to release and relish the hot and tasty upma. We were so hungry that I could not take any pictures.
