Dalia/Broken wheat Pulao/Upma or Bulgur Pilaf is a healthy, nutritious, high in iron and fiber meal made in the Instant Pot Pressure cooker or Stovetop. Serve dalia upma along with raita for a simple weekday lunch. It is suitable for both adults and kids and is a great lunchbox option, too.
If you dont have Instant Pot, you can make this bulgur pilaf recipe in a regular stovetop Indian pressure cooker. Follow the same steps and Pressure cook the Dalia pulao for four whistles and turn off the flame. Allow the pressure to release naturally.
In North India, it is known by the name Dalia. It is also referred to as cracked wheat or samba rava or broken wheat, or godhuma rava.
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Is Bulgur Wheat and Broken Wheat the same?
No, Bulgur wheat is different from broken or cracked wheat.
Bulgur (also called bulgar or bulghur) is a wheat product made from whole wheat grains that have been cleaned, steamed/parboiled, dried/toasted, and then cracked/ground/crushed/cut into grains of several distinct sizes (typically available in four-grain sizes: fine, medium, coarse and whole).
Cracked wheat is similar other than it is not usually precooked (steamed or parboiled). Cracked wheat is a wheat product made from whole wheat grains that have been cracked/ground/crushed/cut into smaller pieces.
Can I substitute Bulgur for Broken Wheat?
Sometimes bulgur is incorrectly labeled as broken/cracked wheat. However, both look alike and can be substituted for each other: bulgur is precooked, so it may need less cooking time than cracked wheat.
Is Broken Wheat good for Diabetics?
For people with diabetes, doctors always suggest foods in their original form that have their natural fiber intact. These include broken wheat (dalia), whole grains, dals that have their skin still on, and all types of fibrous grains, especially ragi, jowar, and bajra.
How to Make Broken Wheat Pulao/Dalia Pulao in Instant Pot
Press SAUTE (Normal) on Instant Pot. Add oil to the POT. Once POT is hot, add in the cumin, and green chilies. Saute for 20 seconds.
Add the chopped onions, and minced ginger-garlic. Saute till onions turn light brown.
Then add tomato and cook for 2-3 minutes till tomato turns soft.
Then add mixed vegetables, and cook for a minute.
Add turmeric, garam masala, coriander powder, broken wheat, salt, and water and mix well.
Close the Instant Pot with pressure valve to Sealing. Cook on High Pressure for 7 minutes.
Once the pot beeps, Wait for NATURAL PRESSURE RELEASE (NPR).
Add cilantro, juice of half lemon, and mix well. Instant pot Broken wheat pulao or dalia upma is ready, serve with yogurt, or raita.
Stovetop Pressure Cooker Method
- Follow the same steps as the instant pot till step 6 and Pressure cook the pulao for 4 whistles on medium-high flame and turn off the flame. Allow the pressure to release naturally.
More Pulao Recipes
- Karnataka Style Veg Pulao
- Millet Pulao
- Peas Pulao
- Cabbage Pulao
- Pudina (Mint) Pulao
- Quinoa Pulao/Pilaf
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Instant Pot Broken Wheat Pulao|Dalia Pulao
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup Broken wheat/Bulgur Wheat/Dalia/Cracked Wheat
- 1 medium sized Onion finely chopped
- 1 small Tomato chopped
- 2 Green chilies chopped
- 1 tablespoon minced Ginger-garlic
- 2 cups Mixed vegetables(carrots,bean,green peas,broccoli)
- 1 teaspoon Cumin/Jeera seeds
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
- ½ teaspoon garam masala
- ½ teaspoon coriander powder
- juice of half lemon
- 1 tablespoon Cilantro/Coriander leaves
- 1 tablespoon Oil
- 2 cups Water
- salt as per taste
Instructions
- Press SAUTE mode(Normal) on Instant Pot. Add oil in to the POT.
- Once POT is hot add in the Cumin/Jeera,green chillies.Saute for 20 secs.
- Add the chopped onions,minced ginger-garlic .Saute till onions turn light brown in color.
- Then add tomato and cook for 2-3 minutes till tomato turns soft.
- Then add mixed vegetables,cook for a minute.
- Add turmeric,garam masala,coriander powder ,broken wheat,salt and water and mix well.
- Close the lid on the pot, and turn pressure valve to SEALING position.
- Set the pot to MANUAL/PRESSURE COOK (High Pressure) and set timer to 5 minutes.
- Wait for NATURAL PRESSURE RELEASE(NPR)(Wait until silver button on lid drops).
- Once the pressure has released, open the lid,add cilantro, juice of half lemon and mix well.
- Broken wheat pulao is ready, serve with yogurt,raita.
Stove Top Pressure Cooker Method
- Follow the same steps as instant pot till step 6 and Pressure cook the pulao for 4 whistles on medium-high flame and turn off the flame. Allow the pressure to release naturally.
Lata says
How much water do you add for stove top
bhavana says
For any kind of pressure cooker use 2 cups of water for 1 cup of broken wheat..If you are making on a stove top pan/kadai may be you can use 2.5 cups of water.
Health n wellness says
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bhavana says
thank you
Anonymous says
After a minute, IP displayed burn. 1:2 wheat:water is not the right ratio for IP. Followed all the measurements. Any tips?
bhavana says
Hi,Sorry to hear that,newer instant pot are very sensitive and often give BURN message for the below reasons.
a)New instant pots need additional 1/2 cup of water b)make sure to deglaze the pot ie anything sticking to the inner pot should be gently scrapped off to prevent burn symbol before putting the lid for pressure cooking .Hope this helps.I will update the blog with these details.
Sowmya says
Tried came out really well,thanks for sharing
bhavana says
Thank you sowmya glad you liked it