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Dalia Upma Recipe

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Ingredients

  • 4 tsp oil
  • 1 tsp mustard
  • 1 tsp urad dal
  • ½ tsp cumin / jeera
  • few curry leaves
  • 1 dried red chilli
  • 8 whole cashew / kaju
  • ½ onion (finely chopped)
  • 2 green chilli (slit)
  • 1 inch ginger (chopped)
  • 1 tomato (chopped)
  • 2 tbsp carrot (chopped)
  • ¼ potato (chopped)
  • 2 tbsp peas
  • 5 beans (chopped)
  • ¼ tsp turmeric
  • ¾ tsp salt
  • 1 cup bansi rava / broken wheat / dalia / godhuma nooka / samba rava
  • 3 cup water

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Instructions

  1. firstly, in a large kadai heat 4 tsp oil and add 1 tsp mustard, 1 tsp urad dal, ½ tsp cumin, few curry leaves, 1 dried red chilli and 8 whole cashews.
  2. saute and splutter on medium flame.
  3. now add ½ onion, 2 green chilli and 1 inch ginger. saute well.
  4. further add 1 tomato, 2 tbsp carrot, ¼ potato, 2 tbsp peas and 5 beans.
  5. also, add ¼ tsp turmeric and ¾ tsp salt.
  6. cover and cook for 5 minutes.
  7. now add 1 cup broken wheat rava (bansi rava) and roast on low flame for 5 minutes.
  8. pour 3 cup boiling water on roasted rava keeping the flame on low.
  9. cover and cook for 2 minutes on high flame.
  10. finally, serve mixed vegetable dalia upma / broken wheat upma hot along with kara chutney.

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Step-by-step

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firstly, in a large kadai heat 4 tsp oil and add 1 tsp mustard, 1 tsp urad dal, ½ tsp cumin, few curry leaves, 1 dried red chilli and 8 whole cashews.godhuma upma
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saute and splutter on medium flame.godhuma upma
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now add ½ onion, 2 green chilli and 1 inch ginger. saute well.godhuma upma
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further add 1 tomato, 2 tbsp carrot, ¼ potato, 2 tbsp peas and 5 beans.godhi upma
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also, add ¼ tsp turmeric and ¾ tsp salt.godhi upma
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saute for 2 minutes on medium flame.godhi upma
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cover and cook for 5 minutes. sprinkle 2 tbsp water if vegetables are not fresh.broken wheat upma
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cook till the vegetables turn soft yet retain its shape.broken wheat upma
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now add 1 cup broken wheat rava (bansi rava) and roast on low flame for 5 minutes.broken wheat upma
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roast untill rava turns aromatic. this helps to make fluffy soft upma / uppitu.broken wheat upma
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now in another vessel boil 3 cup water.broken wheat upma
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pour boiling water on roasted rava keeping the flame on low. as there are chances for rava to splutter.dalia upma recipe
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mix well making sure the water is mixed well.dalia upma recipe
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cover and cook for 2 minutes on high flame.dalia upma recipe
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mix gently after 2 minutes, making sure water has absorbed completely.dalia upma recipe
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cover and simmer for 2 minutes making sure the upma turns soft and cooked well.dalia upma recipe
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finally, serve mixed vegetable dalia upma / broken wheat upma hot along with [kara chutney.broken wheat upma](/recipes/kara-chutney-recipe-side-dish-dosa)

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Notes

  • firstly, roast the rava on low flame, to prevent burning.
  • also, add vegetables of your choice to make it more nutritious and healthy.
  • additionally, add ½ tsp of vangibhath masala powder for variation.
  • finally, mixed vegetable dalia upma / broken wheat upma can be made without onion.
Original recipe by Hebbar’s Kitchen: https://hebbarskitchen.com/dalia-upma-recipe-broken-wheat-upma/