Dalia Khichdi (Savory Cracked Wheat)

Dalia Khichdi (Savory Cracked Wheat)

A light, comforting one-pot dinner — the kind of meal Ayurveda calls tridoshic and easy to digest.

Store staples used: Organic Dalia (Cracked Wheat)

Serves 3 · 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 cup dalia
  • ½ cup split moong dal
  • 2 cups mixed vegetables, chopped
  • ½ tsp turmeric
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 4 cups water
  • Salt and ghee

Method

  1. Dry-roast the dalia lightly until fragrant.
  2. In a pressure cooker, heat ghee, crackle cumin, and add vegetables and turmeric.
  3. Add dalia, dal, water, and salt; pressure-cook 3 whistles.
  4. Serve hot with a spoon of ghee and yogurt.