Savoury Vegetable Dalia, with No Sugar
Dalia cooked soft with vegetables, cumin and a little salt, and with no sugar or honey. It is breakfast. It does not replace diabetes medicine.
Important: this remedy is only a supportive home measure. Keep taking any medicine your doctor has prescribed, monitor your readings, and consult your doctor before adding anything new.
A savoury bowl, not a sweet porridge
Broken wheat cooked in water with carrot, beans or peas, cumin and a pinch of salt is an ordinary breakfast. This page keeps it savoury. No sugar, no honey, no jaggery, no sweetened milk. A few drops of ghee at the end are optional. It does not treat diabetes and it does not change a dose.
Dalia is wheat, so people told to avoid wheat should not use this bowl. If you are counting carbohydrates with a dietitian, this bowl still counts. Shakiness or sweating after it can be a low: follow your doctor's steps. Do not skip medicine because breakfast was 'healthy'.
Ingredients
- A small katori of broken wheat (dalia)
- Carrot or peas
- Cumin and a pinch of salt
- Water, and no sugar or honey
How to prepare
- Rinse the dalia. Simmer it in water with chopped vegetables, cumin and a pinch of salt until the grains are soft.
- Stop before you reach for sugar, honey, or jaggery. A few drops of ghee may go on at the end if you eat ghee.
How to use
- Eat one bowl at breakfast.
- Do not sweeten a second bowl.
- Keep diabetes medicine and testing as prescribed.
Helpful habits
- If it thickens too much, add hot water. Do not add milk powder to make it sweet.
- Leftovers belong in the fridge and should be eaten the same day, reheated until hot.
Precautions
- No sugar, honey, or jaggery in this bowl.
- Wheat: skip if you must avoid wheat.
- Does not replace diabetes medicine.
Frequently asked questions
Can I stir in honey because honey is natural?
- No. This bowl has no honey and no sugar. Sweetening it turns it into a different breakfast.
Will daily dalia let me stop diabetes tablets?
- No. It is breakfast. Tablets, insulin, and testing stay as your doctor prescribed.
I do not eat wheat. What then?
- Skip this page. Dalia is broken wheat. Do not force it.
