Vegetable Dalia

 

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Vegetable Dalia

  • Author: Meenu Agarwal
  • Prep Time: 10
  • Cook Time: 20
  • Total Time: 30 mins
  • Yield: 1 1x

Description

Dalia is very popular all over India. Vegetable Dalia is considered to be one of the simplest, healthier and scrumptious one pot vegan meal. This is low in fat, high in Iron and fiber, and its best dish for everyone. Vegetable Dalia is very easy where the Broken Wheat Aka cracked wheat/Dalia, vegetables, basic Indian spices are cooked with Onion, ginger, garlic based tempering. Bulgur Wheat, is a healthy alternative to whole wheat as it contains the outer bran, which makes it an excellent source of dietary fiber.  Dalia is low in fats that not only aids in weight management but also prevents Obesity. So replacing wheat rotis or rice with Dalia is not a bad idea to boost your weight loss efforts. Dalia is also good for Diabetic and Gluten Intolerance patient.


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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup Dalia
  • 1 small onion, finely chopped
  • 1/2 tsp ginger paste
  • 1 green chili, finely chopped
  • 1 small tomato, finely chopped
  • 1/4 cup chopped carrots
  • ¼ cup chopped potatoes
  • ¼ cup shelled green peas/fresh or frozen
  • 2 cups water
  • ½ tsp cumin seeds
  • 1 tsp cooking oil
  • salt as required
  • ¼ tsp Red chili powder
  • ¼ tsp turmeric powder

Instructions

1) Heat cooking oil in a pan. Add cumin seeds and let it crackle.

2) Add chopped onions and sauté till they become transparent. Now add chopped ginger, green chilies and sauté properly.

3) Add chopped tomato and sauté for 1 minute. Now add all the veggies of your choice and sauté till the vegetables are soft and tender.

4) Rinse the Dalia and add to the veggies. Stir for 3-4 minutes. Add 2 cups water and all the vegetables. Stir well occasionally till Dalia is cooked well.

5) If the Dalia has not cooked completely, then add some more water and cook on low medium flame without the lid till they are softened.

6) Garnish vegetable Dalia with chopped coriander leaves and sprinkle lemon juice on top.

7) Serve hot with coriander chutney.



Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1
  • Calories: 250 - 260 KCAL
  • Fat: 12 – 15 GM
  • Carbohydrates: 40 - 50 GM
  • Protein: 6 – 8 GM

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Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance that occurs naturally in all parts of the body. Your body needs some cholesterol to work properly. But if you have too much in your blood, it can combine with other substances in the blood and stick to the walls of your arteries. This is called plaque. Plaque can narrow your arteries or even block them. Increased cholesterol in blood is called hypercholesterolaemia.

High levels of cholesterol in the blood can increase your risk of heart disease. Your cholesterol levels tend to rise as you get older. There are usually no signs or symptoms that you have high blood cholesterol, but it can be detected with a blood test. You are likely to have high cholesterol if members of your family have it, if you are overweight or if you eat a lot of fatty foods.

You can lower your cholesterol by exercising more and eating more fruits and vegetables. You also may need to take medicine to lower your cholesterol.

Classification of total cholesterol

  • Desirable level is less than 200 mg/dL
  • Borderline level is between 200-239 mg/dL
  • High level if it is more than or equals 240 mg/dL

Symptoms of High Cholesterol in blood

High blood cholesterol usually has no signs or symptoms. Thus, many people don’t know that their cholesterol levels are too high.

Weight Management

If you’re overweight or obese, losing weight can help lower LDL cholesterol. Maintaining a healthy weight is especially important if you have a condition called metabolic syndrome.

Metabolic syndrome is the name for a group of risk factors that raise your risk for heart disease and other health problems, such as diabetes and stroke.

The five metabolic risk factors are a large waistline (abdominal obesity), a high triglyceride level, a low HDL cholesterol level, high blood pressure, and high blood sugar. Metabolic syndrome is diagnosed if you have at least three of these metabolic risk factors.

Physical activity

Routine physical activity can lower LDL cholesterol and triglycerides and raise your HDL cholesterol level. People gain health benefits from as little as 60 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activity per week. The more active you are, the more you will benefit.

Diet Modification

Dietary modification holds an important role in the control of high cholesterol. In other words, high cholesterol can be controlled by following a proper nutritious diet which is low in dietary fat.

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