Dalia Upma (Namkeen Dalia, Broken Wheat Upma)
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Quick and easy to make, Dalia Upma (Namkeen Dalia, Broken Wheat Upma, Godhi Upma, Godhum Upma) is a delicious breakfast option that can be made in a jiffy. Make it using my easy recipe.
Here are some more upma recipes you can prepare for breakfast: Bread Upma, Rava Upma, and Ragi Semiya Upma.
About Dalia Upma (Broken Wheat Upma)
Dalia Upma (Namkeen Dalia, Broken Wheat Upma) is a delicious breakfast recipe made using dalia (broken wheat). It is a savory broken wheat porridge.
It is also known as Godhi Upma or Godhuma Upma in different parts of the country. It is also great for packing for school or office lunch boxes. I like to serve it with masala chai and white coconut chutney.
You can make dalia upma recipe in a traditional stovetop pressure cooker or an instant pot. I have explained both processes in the post below.
I made this recipe in my 3-quart instant pot (or 3-liter pressure cooker). If you plan to scale it up, use a 6-quart instant pot (or 5-6 liter pressure cooker). The cooking time will remain the same.
Ingredients
Dalia – Dalia is also called broken wheat, cracked wheat, godhuma rava, or samba rava. You will get it at any Indian grocery store or online portal like Amazon. Try to use organic dalia.
Vegetables – I like to add a lot of veggies to this upma recipe to make it wholesome.
I have added carrots, green peas, onions, chilies, and green French beans, but you can add more vegetables.
Some other options are green bell peppers (capsicum), green onions (scallions), mushrooms, corn, broccoli, etc.
Ghee & Oil – I use a combination of ghee and oil.
Peanuts & Cashew Nuts – I love the bite peanuts, and cashew nuts add to this upma.
Green Chillies – To add that much-needed spiciness, add green chilies. You can increase or decrease the chilies according to your taste preference.
Others – You will also need asafetida (hing), freshly squeezed lime juice, cilantro (fresh coriander leaves), curry leaves, brown mustard seeds, cumin seeds, fresh ginger, water, and salt.
Add a little turmeric powder for a vibrant yellow namkeen upma.
How To Make Dalia Upma
Roast The Dalia
Add 1 cup of dalia to a pan and dry roast on medium heat until slightly browned and aromatic, stirring continuously.
Remove the pan from heat and let the roasted daliya cool completely.
Add the roasted dalia to a fine-mesh strainer and rinse it under running water. Drain well and keep aside.
Make Dalia Upma
In A Traditional Pressure Cooker
Heat 1 tablespoon oil and 1 tablespoon ghee in a pressure cooker over medium-high heat.
Once the oil is hot, add the the following ingredients and let them crackle for 5-6 seconds.
- ¼ teaspoon asafetida
- ½ teaspoon brown mustard seeds
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 2 teaspoon chopped green chilies
- 1 teaspoon chopped ginger
- 10-12 whole curry leaves
Add 2 tablespoon peanuts and 2 tablespoon cashew nuts and fry until they turn slightly brown, stirring frequently.
Now add the following veggies and saute for a minute.
- ¼ cup of cubed carrots
- ¼ cup of green peas
- ¼ cup of chopped green beans
Add 2 cups of water and 1 teaspoon salt and bring the water to a boil.
Add the roasted dalia and mix well.
Close the lid of the pressure cooker and cook for two whistles on high heat.
Remove the cooker from the heat and let the pressure release naturally.
Open the lid.
Add 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lime juice and 2 tablespoon chopped cilantro and gently fluff the upma with a fork. Serve hot.
In An Instant Pot
Press the SAUTE button on the instant pot.
Follow the recipe until green beans are added to the pot.
Now add 1 and ¼ cups of water and 1 teaspoon salt and bring the water to a boil.
Add the dalia and mix well.
Close the instant pot lid and set the valve to the sealing position.
Press the CANCEL button and then press the PRESSURE COOK button.
Set the timer to 4 minutes at high pressure.
Once the timer goes off, let the pressure release naturally for 10 minutes.
Release the remaining pressure manually and open the lid.
Add 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lime juice and 2 tablespoon chopped cilantro and gently fluff the upma with a fork. Serve hot.
Frequently Asked Questions
While vegetables add flavor, texture, and nutritional value to dalia upma, you can still make it without them.
To make it vegan, replace ghee with any cooking oil you choose.
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Dalia Upma Recipe (Broken Wheat Upma)
Ingredients
- 1 cup dalia (broken wheat)
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 tablespoon ghee (replace with oil for a vegan recipe)
- ¼ teaspoon asafetida (hing)
- ½ teaspoon brown mustard seeds
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 2 teaspoons chopped green chilies
- 1 teaspoon chopped ginger
- 10-12 whole curry leaves
- 2 tablespoons peanuts
- 2 tablespoons cashew nuts
- ¼ cup cubed carrots (¼-inch cubes)
- ¼ cup green peas
- ¼ cup chopped green beans
- 2 cups water
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lime juice
- 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro (fresh coriander leaves)
Instructions
Roast The Dalia
- Add dalia to a pan and dry roast on medium heat until slightly browned and aromatic, stirring continuously.
- Remove the pan from heat and let the roasted daliya cool completely.
- Add the roasted dalia to a fine-mesh strainer and rinse it well under running water. Drain well and keep aside.
Make Dalia Upma
In A Traditional Pressure Cooker
- Heat oil and ghee in a pressure cooker over medium-high heat.
- Once the oil is hot, add asafetida, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, green chilies, ginger, and curry leaves, and let them crackle for 5-6 seconds.
- Add peanuts and cashew nuts and fry until they turn slightly brown, stirring frequently.
- Now add carrots, peas, and beans, and saute for a minute.
- Add 2 cups of water and salt and bring the water to a boil.
- Add the roasted dalia and mix well.
- Close the lid of the pressure cooker and cook for two whistles on high heat.
- Remove the cooker from the heat and let the pressure release naturally.
- Open the lid.
- Add lime juice and cilantro and gently fluff the dalia upma with a fork. Serve hot.
In An Instant Pot
- Press the SAUTE button on the instant pot.
- Add oil and ghee to the pot.
- Once the oil is hot, add asafetida, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, green chilies, ginger, and curry leaves, and let them crackle for 5-6 seconds.
- Add peanuts and cashew nuts and fry until they turn slightly brown, stirring frequently.
- Now add carrots, peas, and beans, and saute for a minute.
- Add 1 and ¼ cups of water and salt and bring the water to a boil.
- Add the dalia and mix well.
- Close the lid of the instant pot and set the valve to the sealing position.
- Press the CANCEL button and then press the PRESSURE COOK button.
- Set the timer to 4 minutes at high pressure.
- Once the timer goes off, let the pressure release naturally for 10 minutes.
- Release the remaining pressure manually and open the lid.
- Add lime juice and cilantro and gently fluff the dalia upma with a fork. Serve hot.
Very nice 👌.