Freestyle Savory Dalia

I am a gobbler for comfort food in a bowl. Whether its grass root or gourmet. Or something in between. Its the way you look at a bowl of freestyle Dalia (broken wheat) fortified with vegetables.

My Mum-in-law makes this during winters and serves each bowl of savory Dalia with a hard-boiled egg. And freshly cracked pepper for special effects.

Believe me when I say it cannot get healthier from here.  I used to down a bowl of steaming hot Dalia and an egg before going to work in absolutely no time! I’d come back home and check if there were any leftovers. It is that good.

Ingredients for Freestyle Savory Dalia are:

1 cup dalia/broken wheat
Quarter cup green peas
Half a red onion, chopped
1 carrot cut into small pieces
Handful of green beans, cut into very small pieces
One knob of ginger, cut coarsely
Two green chilies, chopped (optional, if making for kids)
One tablespoon ghee + extra to drizzle later (use unsalted butter if you don’t have ghee)
Salt
Hard-boiled eggs (optional)

Wash the broken wheat to clean off any dirt. Drain water. Though I have cut my vegetables in small pieces, you can cut them any which ways. After all the name is freestyle.

In a saucepan, add the washed broken wheat, vegetables, ginger, ghee and salt. Add enough water to cover all the ingredients. Cook uncovered till the vegetables are done but not mushy.

Ginger adds a very nice pungency to the boiled vegetables and wheat. I would say its the essential item in this dish. You can use any seasonal vegetables for this recipe.

Drizzle some ghee and serve a bowlful of this healthy Dalia with sliced boiled eggs.