Daliya Pulao is a light, nutritious one-pot meal made with broken wheat (dalia) and mixed vegetables. Learn to make this easy, wholesome dish in the instant pot or stovetop. It is perfect for a weeknight dinner with raita.
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Cook Time25 minutesmins
Total Time30 minutesmins
Course: Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: broken wheat pulao, daliya pulao, instant pot dalia
Heat the instant pot in Sauté mode and add oil. Add the whole spice and let them saute for a minute until they release their aroma.
Add green chili, onions, and ginger. Sauté for 3-4 minutes until onions are lightly golden.
Add tomato and spices. Stir and saute for 3 minutes.
Add the mixed vegetables, daliya, and water. Give it all a good stir. Scrape anything stuck to the bottom and deglaze the pot. Close the lid with the vent in the sealing position.
Change the instant pot setting to manual or pressure cook mode at high pressure for 5 minutes.
When the Instant Pot beeps, let the pressure release naturally for 10 minutes. Then release the pressure manually (10 minutes NPR). Add the lemon juice, and garnish with cilantro. Serve daliya pulao hot with raita.
Stovetop Pressure Cooker
Follow the same steps on medium-high heat in a stovetop pressure cooker until adding the daliya, veggies, and water. Then pressure cook for 3 whistles. Let the pressure release naturally, then open the lid. Add the lemon juice and garnish with cilantro leaves. Enjoy daliya pulao with raita.
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Notes
Vegetables: Use veggies of your choice. You can use fresh or frozen veggies in this recipe. Ghee: This daliya tastes even better when made with ghee. Top with a dollop of ghee before serving. Daliya Khichdi: Add 1 cup more water to this recipe to get the daliya khichdi consistency. Created: This recipe is created in a 6qt Instant Pot DUO60 Multi-use Pressure Cooker.