Try this delicious Daliya recipe to lose weight

A lot of time, people lose the motivation to lose weight because they are told they’ll have to give up delicious food. However, this notion is untrue and there are many food items (some from our own country) that are healthy and tasty. Daliya is one of them.

Daliya is a popular breakfast cereal in North India and is made with whole wheat grits or broken wheat. It can be made either as a sweet dalia kheer or as savoury daliya.

Why is daliya a healthy food option?

• Being a complex carbohydrate, the rate at which it gets digested it slow thus releasing glucose on a slow and sustained rate. This makes it an ideal food for diabetics, people wanting to lose weight or those who have high cholesterol levels.
• It has high fibre content, which not only helps in keeping the digestive system healthy but also keeps the hunger at bay for a longer time.

Here’s a simple but healthy recipe for daliya upma from Tarla Dalal:

Preparation Time: 5 min

Cooking Time: 10 min

Ingredients

• broken wheat (dalia)
• cumin seeds (jeera)
• carrot
• potatoes
• onions
• ginger (adrak)
• salt to taste
• a pinch turmeric powder (haldi)
• chilli powder
• coriander (dhania) for garnishing

Heat a little in a pan. Add jeera and onions. Add daliya and roast it. Add chopped vegetables and stir for 2 min. Add salt , haldi, red chilly powder  and water. Cover it and cook till the vegetables are tender.

Here is the original recipe source: Daliya upma by Tarla Dalal

Also in the list:

Health benefits of Bajra

Health benefits of sprouts

Health benefits of sattu

Health benefits of idli

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