Make whole-grain salads in advance, chill, and enjoy for easy, quick-to-serve lunches and dinners. Make whole-grain salads in advance, chill, and enjoy for easy. Red Thai Rice | How To Cook Red Rice. This week there was a new ingredient in my kitchen, Thai red rice. This is a long grain rice with an outer deep redidsh- brown colour and a white center. The rice is unpolished and only the husks of the rice grains are removed, which allows it to retain all its nutrients and vitamins. This makes it a better, healthier option than polished white rice. But because it is unpolished it takes longer to cook than white rice. I found the rice at my local organic market but it can also be purchased at health food stores or online. I love wild and brown rice so I was quite excited to give red Thai rice a try. From what I read on line this rice can be used and eaten just like white rice. I planed to cook a light meal of steamed rice and a stir fried vegetable so it was the perfect opportunity to try out the red rice. The package did not have cooking instructions, and this being a new variety to me I took to the internet for more information. Unfortunately every site I looked at gave different water to rice measurements. Some also suggested soaking the rice beforehand while others stated there was no need. Quite honestly I was at a loss and with meal time creeping up I needed to make a decision fast. I decided to soak the rice and cook it in a ratio of 1/2 cup rice: 1 cup vegetable broth. This is a ratio stated on many websites and it didn’t sound too strange as it is similar to when I cook jasmine rice. I also wanted to give the rice a bit more flavour so I also added seasoning. Below are the exact measurements and ingredients used. Everything was going well until I lifted the lid to check on the rice. ![]() Nearly all of the liquid had been absorbed but the rice was still too hard, so I added a big splash of water to the pan. After about another 8 minutes I checked on the rice again. This time the rice was soft but looked over- cooked. I had added too much water, oops! ![]() Though a tad over- cooked the rice still tasted great. Red rice has a nuttier taste and a chewier texture, somewhat similar to brown rice. The funny thing is that once the leftovers sat overnight in the refrigerator the rice didn’t have that over- cooked, glistening look too it. It looked like steamed rice, haha. In the end the rice complimented the broccoli perfectly, it was a tasty and healthy meal that I really enjoyed. I will be sharing the recipe for the broccoli in a couple of days. Have any of you cooked red Thai rice? If so can you share your method please. Dalia/ Broken Wheat/ Cracked Wheat Recipes for Babies, Toddlers and Kids. Dalia or broken/cracked wheat or bulgur wheat is used across the country in various forms. Here we are talking about wheat dalia but you may also find dalia made from corn, barley and buckwheat. Dalia is broken wheat available in thick and thin varieties. Different versions are used in different recipes. Dalia is not the same as suji or rawa. Suji or rawa is finer and more refined than dalia. This post was conceptualized in response to our reader Shaista Asif‘s request. She requested for some recipes of wheat dalia. At the moment I only have detailed pictures for the first recipe, but will add to the other too as well soon. Sweet Broken wheat porridge/ Dalia porridge/ Kheer for babies, toddlers, kids. This is a recipe that I remember from my childhood. It is quick and healthy and so much better than any breakfast cereal we can find off the shelf.
This recipe is easy to digest and can be given to children and also to adults as a yummy breakfast option and even as a dessert. Ingredients. 1/2 cup fine dalia/ broken wheat. Water as needed. Recipe. In a pan, heat ghee and roast the nuts and keep aside for later use. In the same pan, roast the dalia for about 1- 2 minutes, till it starts giving a nice aroma. Keep stirring continuously. Now add milk , mix well and bring to a boil. Let it cook on a simmer for 1. It may take longer, if dalia is thick. When it thickens to your desired consistency and dalia is cooked, add sugar/ jaggery and mix. You may add more milk or water to adjust consistency. Mix cardamom powder and nuts in the end and serve. You may also cook this in a pressure cooker till 2- 3 whistles and then reduce the milk with open lid till you get desired consistency. If using thick dalia then cook till 4- 5 whistles. P. S. For younger children, you may make it without nuts too or use powdered nuts. Recommended : Monthly Food Charts for Babies. Ways to make Ragi Porridge for babies. Broken wheat Upma/ Dalia Upma for toddlers, kids. Dalia or Broken Wheat upma is a savory breakfast dish which is rich in fibre and a welcome change from suji upma. It can also be given as a wholesome one pot vegetable dish and you may put as many vegetables as you like. Ingredients. 1/2 cup fine dalia/ broken wheat. Salt to taste. Water as needed. Recipe. Dry roast dalia for 2- 3 minutes till slightly brown and gives out roasted aroma and keep aside. Heat oil in a kadhai/pan. Add mustard seeds. When they splutter, add urad and chana dal curry leaves. Saute for a few seconds. Add onions and green chillies(optional) and saute till transparent. Add cashews and saute them. Add all vegetables, saute. Add salt to taste and cook covered for few minutes. Add 2 cups of water and let it heat. Now add the roasted dalia and mix well so that no lumps are formed. Cook on simmer while stirring in between. Turn off the heat when water is absorbed and keep covered for a few minutes. Fluff up the upma using a fork and serve hot. Also Read: 3 Types of khichdi for Babies. Avocado Recipes for Babies and Kids. Broken Wheat Khichdi / Dalia Khichdi for kids. Dalia khichdi is one my favorite comfort meals. I make it with equal quantities of rice and dalia, but you may make it only dalia as well. It is also a complete meal with mixed vegetables which can be a challenge to feed children but khichdis make them so easy. You may try to replace wheat dalia with corn dalia. That tastes amazing too. Ingredients½ cup moong dal½ cup dalia(broken wheat)½ cup rice½ tsp cumin seeds(jeera)¼ tsp asafoetida (hing)3- 4 cloves of garlic chopped. Turmeric ½ tsp. 1 green chilli slit ( or more to taste)Salt to taste. Water as required. Recipe. Wash dal, rice and dalia till clear and soak them in water for half an hour. In a pressure cooker, heat ghee or oil. Add cumin seeds. When cumin starts spluttering, add asafoetida and garlic. Saute for 3. 0 seconds. Add chopped onion and saute till tansparent. Add tomatoes and green chilli and saute till tomatoes are cooked. Now add all the vegetables and saute for a few minutes. Now remove the water from dal, rice and dalia and add to pressure cooker. Add salt and turmeric. Saute till everything gets mixed well. Add 5 cups water and mix well. When it starts bubbling, close the pressure cooker and cook for 3- 4 whistles. Open the cooker only after the pressure gets released on its own. This khichdi should be cooked well and remain a little watery. If upon opening cooker, you see all the water has been absorbed then add some water, especially if you are going eat after some time as khichdi tends to get thicker when rested. We will continue to add more dalia recipes to this post and more interesting recipes to our Recipe Corner. Do you have any requests/ questions for us. Feel free to write to us. If you like the post, do not forget to share. You can follow us on Youtube, Facebook, twitter and pinterest. Further Read: 1. 0 Ragi Breakfast recipes. Corn Salad/ chaat for kids Shishu. World TV - Recipes / Home Remedies for babies, Kids Subscribe For New Videos Every Week.
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