Broken wheat(Dalia) Prawn Pulao

The first dalia / Broken Wheat recipe i shared is Broken Wheat Upma with vegetables.Here is another recipe Broken Wheat/ Dalia / Cracked wheat Prawn pulao for all health conscious  people out there who doesn't want to eat rice.. Dalia is an excellent source of fiber, low in fat & cooked with prawns is more delicious ..

Serves 3 
Ingredients :

• 100 gm prawns.
• 1/4 cup or 30 gm green peas.
• 1 cup / 100 gm dalia.
• 1 tbsp ghee.
• 1/8 cup oil. 
• 100 gm/ 1 thinly sliced onion.
•  6 green chilies.
• 1 minced onion.
• 1/4 tsp ginger paste.
• Pinch of hing /Asafoetida.
• 1 tsp garlic paste.
• 2 chopped tomato
• 1  or 2 tsp red chilli powder (according to your taste)
• 1/2 tsp coriander powder.
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder.
• 1/2 tsp jeera / cumin powder.
• 3 & 1/2 cups water.
• Handful of chopped coriander & mint leaves.
• Pinch of sugar.
• Salt to taste.
• 1 Pandan leaf 

Whole garam masala : 1'' Cinnamon, 3 cloves, 1 green cardamom, 1 black cardamom,1 star anise, 1/2 tsp fennel seeds / saunf ..

• Wash the broken wheat 3-4 times & place it in a colander to drain the water & keep aside.
• Marinate the prawns adding a pinch each  of red chilly powder, turmeric powder & 1/4 tsp salt & keep aside.

•  Heat a nonstick pan add 1 tbsp ghee & add the drained dalia/ broken wheat..
•  Roast  for 5 min on medium flame,Keep stirring, take off heat & keep aside.

• In the pressure cooker pan add 1/8 cup oil add the thinly sliced onion & fry till golden brown remove from the oil & keep aside ( This is to garnish )

• In the same pan add the whole garam masala saute for a sec add minced green chilies, ginger, garlic,hing /Asafoetida & saute for 2 min.. 

• Add the minced onion fry till transparent,Next add the coriander,jeera,chilli & turmeric powder,Pandan leaf  & saute for a sec...

• Add the chopped tomatoes, coriander mint leaves & cook till the tomatoes are cooked & mashed well..

• Next add 3 & 1/2 cup water & salt to taste & let it boil...Now add the dalia / broken wheat, prawns & green peas.

• Cover the cooker & cook to 2 whistles..Once the pressure is down open the lid add a pinch of sugar mix well,if it's not dry cook on slow fire  till dry...

• Serve hot with  Tangy spicy tomato pickle or any other pickle 😋