Godhumai rava pulav |Dalia rava upma | broken wheat pulao with step by step detailed photo and video recipe is healthy and tasty tiffin up a recipe made from the broken or cracked wheat. Call it pulav/pulao/biryani/upma/brinji/pilaf it is one healthy nutritional alternative to the traditional rava. Healthy gothumai raca can also be served for diabetes patients/ elders /people who want to diet. It is also a tasty kids as lunch box tiffin variety for kids and office lunches. Pressure cooker one pot meal is super easy and quick, perfect for busy days. Gothumai rava is one ingredient I often use it in our home. We prefer avoiding rice for dinner, so at least once a week cracked wheat dish will be in my routine menu My Amma used to make cracked wheat pongal. Inspired by that,I generally make Pongal. Other than Pongal upma is my go to option. Today for a change thought of making pulav. Added some masala and now this Godhumai rava upma/pulav is our favorite.
I usually make Godhumai rava pulav in a pan and I posted that few years ago. Busy days calls for a easy meal so these days started making it in pressure cooker and this is super quick. Love this version. When it is a low carb meal my dear friend paneer joined the show to make it yummy and to take care of the protein part for the Godhumai rava pulav. I have skipped paneer in my YouTube video.
Godhumai rava pulav is a great low Cal tiffin varies for diabetes patients. It is one good option if you are looking for healthy dinner options.
Check my other cracked wheat recipes
Cracked Wheat and Oats Kozhukattai Cracked wheat pongal Cracked wheat Adai Cracked wheat savory cake Cracked wheat oats Dhokla Cracked wheat rava idli
Ingredients: Cracked Wheat/Dalia/Bulgar - 1/3 cup Onion - 1/4 cup mixed vegetables - 1/2 cup (carrot, beans, peas ) Ginger - 2, small finely chopped Ginger - 1/8 tsp, finely chopped Water - 1/3 cup + 1/3 cup + 1/3 cup Coriander leaves - Few Garam masala - 1/4 tsp kitchen king masala - 1/2 tsp turmeric powder - 1/8 tsp green Chilli - 1 Cloves - 1 Bay leaves - 1 Fennel seeds - 1/4 tsp poppy seeds - 1/4 tsp Bay leaf - 1 salt - as needed Oil - 1 tsp ghee - 1/4 teaspoon (optional)
How to make godhumai rava pulav with step by step pictures
Pressure cooker Method:
Soak paneer in hot water for 10 minutes Add oil to pressure cooker and when it hot add clove, bay leaf, poppy seeds, fennel seeds and let it crackle Add onion and give a quick saute Add ginger, garlic and green chilli and mix well Add pinch of salt and sauté
Add the mixed vegetables and paneer; give a quick mix
Add turmeric powder, kitchen king masala, garam massla and salt; sauté for a min
Add cracked wheat and water; let the water boil
Add 1/4 teaspoon of ghee or oil Pressure cook for 2 whistles and let the pressure releases naturally
Fluff it with fork and enjoy
Pan cooking method
Add oil/ ghee to frying pan and add whole spices. Add and saute onion with ginger-garlic paste. When the onions turn translucent, add vegetables and saute till vegetables are cooked
Add garam masala, cumin powder, coriander powder, cracked wheat and salt. Let it cook for 2-3 min
Add 2 1/2 cups of water and 1 drop of oil/ghee ( My Amma tells me that adding oil/ghee at this stage enhances the consistency of pulao). After the ingredients are cooked, take off the heat. Serve hot with any Raita
