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Westbengal · Breakfast

Wheat Porridge

Traditional 71. Wheat Porridge recipe

🧺 Ingredients

• 1 cup broken wheat (daliya)
• 3 tbsp ghee
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 75g mixed vegetables (carrots, peas), finely diced
• 3.5 cups water
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• Salt to taste
• Fresh coriander

👩‍🍳 How to make Wheat Porridge

1. Roast wheat (2 mins, medium): Heat 1 tbsp ghee, add broken wheat. Toast 1-2 mins until light golden and fragrant.
2. Set aside (1 min, room temp): Remove to plate.
3. Heat remaining ghee (1 min, high): Add 2 tbsp ghee.
4. Temper (1 min, high): Add cumin seeds (crackle in 3 secs).
5. Add water (2 mins, high): Pour water, bring to boil.
6. Add wheat (1 min, high): Add roasted wheat, bring back to boil.
7. Simmer (15 mins, low): Cover, simmer over lowest heat. Wheat should absorb water, become tender, slightly creamy.
8. Finish (1 min, low): Check salt, garnish with coriander.

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