Mom's Favourite Dalia For Breakfast

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 cup bulgar wheat (i.e., dalia, the fat variety)
• 2 3/4 cups water
• 2 onions, chopped
• 1 green chili, slit
• 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cumin seeds
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh coriander leaves
• 3 cauliflower florets
• 10 french beans, washed, ends trimmed and chopped
• 1 medium tomato, chopped
• 1 tablespoon chopped carrot
• 1 tablespoon fresh green peas
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt (to taste)
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 4 sprigs of fresh curry leaves, washed and torn

Recipe

• 1 dry roast the dalia in a wok until lightly brownish in appearance and it smells aromatic.
• 2 remove from flame and transfer to a plate.
• 3 now heat oil in the same wok.
• 4 once hot, add cumin and mustard seeds.
• 5 allow to splutter.
• 6 once they stop spluttering, add curry leaves, green chilli and onions.
• 7 stir-fry until the mixture smells aromatic and the onions are lightly browned.
• 8 add corriander leaves and mix well.
• 9 fold in the veggies, salt and tomato. mix again.
• 10 stir in about 2 tbsps. of water to prevent the mixture from sticking to the bottom of the wok.
• 11 cook on medium flame for 5 minutes.
• 12 fold in the roasted dalia and mix thoroughly.
• 13 add water and then transfer the whole mixture to a pressure cooker.
• 14 cover and pressure cook for 2-3 whistles.
• 15 this takes about 5 minutes.
• 16 switch off the gas, and then let the dalia cook in its own steam inside the cooker for 2-3 minutes.
• 17 after 3 minutes, remove from cooker, garnish with corriander leaves and serve hot.
• 18 enjoy!