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🍗🌾 Shredded Chicken Dalia (Healing One-Pot Meal)
✅ Great for: Light lunch/dinner, post-surgery diet
🥄 Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup dalia (broken wheat/bulgar wheat) – washed and drained
- 1/2 cup cooked, shredded boneless chicken
- 1 small carrot, finely chopped
- 1 small zucchini or bottle gourd (lauki), finely chopped (optional)
- 1 tsp grated ginger
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 tsp ghee or light oil
- Salt, to taste
- 3 cups water or light chicken broth
- Optional: few curry leaves or coriander for flavor
🔥 Instructions:
- Cook the chicken (if not already):
- Boil or pressure cook boneless chicken with a pinch of salt and turmeric.
- Once cooked, shred it into small pieces using a fork.
- Prepare the base:
- In a pressure cooker or thick-bottomed pot, heat ghee.
- Add cumin seeds (and curry leaves if using), sauté for a few seconds.
- Add grated ginger and chopped veggies. Sauté lightly (don’t brown).
- Add dalia and cook:
- Add washed dalia and turmeric. Stir for 1–2 mins.
- Pour in 3 cups water or broth.
- Add salt to taste.
- Pressure cook or simmer:
- Pressure cooker: Cook for 2–3 whistles.
- Open pot: Cover and simmer for ~25–30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until soft and porridge-like.
- Add shredded chicken:
- Once dalia is cooked, stir in shredded chicken.
- Simmer for 3–5 more minutes so flavors combine.
- Serve warm:
- Add chopped coriander (optional) and serve warm as a complete meal.
🩺 Why This is Perfect Post-Surgery:
- Dalia (broken wheat): Slow-digesting carbs, fiber, iron
- Chicken: Lean protein, supports tissue repair
- Veggies: Gentle vitamins & minerals
- Mild spices: Help digestion without irritating the gut
