Dalia

Ingredients

• 0.5 cup Wheat
• 2.0 Fig
• 0.5 cup Milk
• 1.0 tbsp Ghee
• 1.0 tbsp Almonds
• 1.0 tbsp Cashews
• 2.0 tbsp Jaggery
• 1.0 date Date Sugar
• 1.5 cup Water
• 0.5 tsp Cardamom Powder

Cooking Steps

1. Heat 1 tablespoon ghee in a 2 litre stovetop pressure cooker.
2. Keep heat to low or medium-low and add the cup dalia (cracked wheat or broken wheat).
3. Mix it with the ghee and on a low to medium-low heat, roast/toast the cracked wheat in ghee.
4. Stir continuously while roasting/toasting.
5. Roast/toast for 3 to 4 minutes on a low to medium-low heat. The cracked wheat will become aromatic and its color will change.
6. Next add 1.5 to 1.75 cups water. If using a large cooker add more water. Stir and mix very well.
7. On a medium heat pressure cook for about 5 to 6 whistles or 5 to 6 minutes.
8. When pressure drops naturally and settles down on its own, remove the lid and check if the cracked wheat is cooked well and softened. If not then add more water and pressure cook again for some more minutes.
9. Ensure the cracked wheat has nicely softened and cooked well.
10. Next add milk and for sweet, lets add jaggery powder, fig and dates to the cooked cracked wheat in the pressure cooker.
11. Mix thoroughly and keep the cooker on the stovetop on a low to medium-low heat, uncovered.
12. Let the mixture come to a simmer and a gentle boil. Stir at times.
13. Simmer for 8 to 9 minutes uncovered. Make sure to stir often so that the cracked wheat does not stick to the bottom of the cooker. Check the taste and add more sugar if needed.
14. For a slightly thin Sweet Dalia, you can also add more milk.
15. Next add the cardamom powder, followed by chopped almonds and cashews.
16. Mix well and simmer Milk Dalia for a minute or two.
17. Turn off heat. Serve the Sweet Daliya hot or warm. Keep in mind that the Wheat Porridge thickens as it cools.