Namkeen Lemon Daliya

Quick,easy and healthy breakfast made with broken wheat

Daliya/fada is made with unpolished broken wheat ,it is very healthy breakfast option from ancient time.there are so many recipes to make with broken wheat.you can easily substitute it with modern healthy options like oats,quinoa ,burghal etc.It is very cheap and easily available in comparison to oats etc and also very easy to cook and easy to digest so a very good option to include in your daily diet.

You can make sweets, savoury snacks, idli and many many more recipe and varieties with daliya.This Namkeen lemon daliya is a very easy and quick recipe,you just need few spices and a healthy,filling and delicious breakfast is ready to serve,its also very good to carry in lunchboxes and for travelling.
I have also posted many daliya recipes in my blog as this is a regular in my kitchen.so try this easy and healthy lemon Daliya in your kitchen.

Prep time-5 min
Cooking time-10
Difficulty level-easy
Spice level-mild
Cuisine -Indian,Rajasthani
Type-breakfast,main

Lemon Daliya

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup - Broken wheat /daliya/fada
• 1.5 tbsp - Ghee or oil
• 1 tsp - Cumin seed /jeera
• 1.5 tsp - Green chili,chopped
• 8-10 Curry leaves
• To taste - Salt /namak
• 1/2 tsp - Turmeric /haldi
• 1.5 tsp - Lemon juice
• 2 tbsp - Fresh coriander,chopped

Cooking Directions

1. Heat ghee or oil in a pressure cooker.
2. Add cumin seeds,curry leaves and chopped green chilies.
3. Add daliya and stir fry every thing till it become slightly white in colour and start giving a nice aroma.
4. Now add turmeric,salt and 1.5 cup of water and mix
5. Pressure cook on medium heat for 3 whistles or cook till done.
6. Open when cool down completely.
7. Add lemon juice and chopped fresh coriander.
8. Serve hot.

Check some more Daliya recipes-

• Daliya upma
• Daliya khichdi
• Daliya ki kheer

NOTE-
Cooking time depends on the size and quality of daliya so cook accordingly,

Roasted Phool Makhana Namkeen

Crisp and low fat lotus seed snack

Makhana or phool makhana is a seed from lotus plant so commonly used during fasting days.This is very easily available in all Indian stores and is very light in weight.
There are so many recipes made with phool makhana.it is also used to make curries and the roasted makhana powder is used to thicken curries.I have posted -Makhana ki kheer and makhana paag and both are fasting recipes.
It is also good for health as it is light on stomach and have many medicinal properties. It is rich in calcium, it regulates high blood pressure,good for arthritis, detoxify body, cure insomnia and very good to have as a post natal food .
This namkeen makhana is very filling and a low fat snack.Though it is very easy to make but it takes some time to become crisp so you have to roast it on low heat else it will become crisp from outside but the inner portion remain raw and chewy.

Cooking time-15 min
Difficulty level-easy
spice level -mild
Cuisine-North Indian
Type-snack,vrat ka khana
Serve -4

Ingredients

• 50 gm - Makhana/ phool makhana /fox nut/Lotus seeds
• 2.5 tbsp - Ghee or oil
• As required - Rock salt /Sendha namak
• 1/2 tsp - Pepper powder/ Kali mirch
• 1/2 tsp - Mango powder /amchoor

Cooking Directions

1. Heat ghee or oil in a pan.
2. Add lotus seeds and roast on low heat and keep stirring.
3. Roast for about 10-12 minutes till they become crisp.
4. Press a roasted seed to check, if it is roasted well then it will break into pieces,and if it still feel soft and chewy then roast for some more times.
5. When roasted then add the spices and 1 tsp of ghee and mix well.
6. Let it cool down completely.
7. Store in air tight jar.

Serving suggestions-serve as a snack with tea,coffee or any beverage