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.
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 pulao 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.
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