Dalia upma or broken wheat upma is a south Indian breakfast food made with broken wheat, mix veggies and other basic tempering ingredients. It can be served with podi, chutney or pickle.
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 5 minutes
- Cook time: 25 minutes
- Total time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 2 · 2 people
- Category: Breakfast
- Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients
- 1 cups broken wheat (or dalia)
- 3 cups water
- 1 small onion (chopped or sliced)
- ¼ cup green peas
- 1 medium carrot (chopped)
- 1 potato (peeled and cubed small)
- 2 green chillies (slit (adjust as per the taste))
- 1 sprig curry leaves
- Pinch asafoetida (or hing)
- 1/8 tsp turmeric (or haldi (optional))
- ½ tsp mustard (or rai)
- ½ tsp jeera (or cumin)
- Salt to taste
- 2 tbsp oil
Method
- Dry roast rava on a medium heat till you get a nice aroma. Set aside.
- Heat oil in a pan or kadai. Add mustard, jeera, and curry leaves.
- Allow them to splutter. Then add hing, onions, potatoes, carrots, peas and fry for 3 to 4 mins.
- Pour water. Then add turmeric & salt. Taste the water and add more salt if needed.
- Bring the water to a rapid boil. Regulate the flame to medium.
- Add broken wheat in a slow stream stirring with one of your hands. Stir well and close the lid.
- Cook till the veggies are cooked fully or pressure cook for 1 to 2 whistles on a low flame. If you are not making it in a pressure cooker, then just cook it till it is fully done and the water is absorbed.
- Once the pressure is down, mix well broken wheat upma and serve with your favorite side. A chutney or pickle or sambar or pappu podi goes well.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.