Tempered and Spiced Barley with Potato and Peas

Hello Friends,


Here is just a creation to mix few things and the idea to eat something other than whole wheat and rice that we normally do on regular basis as part of Indian lunch/dinner. It tasted great and we all loved it. It was healthy and filling too :)


Tempered and Spiced Barley with Potato and Peas

Ingredients
Pearl Barley - 1 cup (washed and soaked overnight or for at least 4-6 hours)
Green Peas - 1 cup
Onion - 1 cup
Tomato - 1 cup
Ginger-Garlic Paste - 1 tbsp
Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
Red Chili Powder - 1 tsp
Coriander Powder - 1 tsp
Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp
Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp
Chopped Cilantro - 1/4 cup for garnishing
Oil - 1 tbsp
Salt - as per taste
Preparation

• Drain soaked barley and cook with plenty of water (fill it till about 2 inches above barley) in a pressure cooker for about 20 minutes till barley is well cooked (not al dente) with a pinch of salt. You can also do an open pot cooking or slow cooking method, whichever you prefer.
• Once cooked, drain the barley and keep aside.
• In a non-stick pan or wok, add oil and once hot, add mustard and cumin seeds.
• Once they are spluttering, add onion and ginger-garlic paste.
• Fry till onion is golden brown.
• Add potato, peas, tomato and all dry spices (along with salt) and cover and cook till potato and peas are done.
• Remove the cover and mix in barley along with chopped cilantro and cook for another 2-3 minutes.
• At this point, on you preference, feel free to add a tbsp of lemon juice or chat masala or anything you want to spike it up :)

Serving
Serve it with some plain yogurt or raita.


Sending this to Anu's Healthy Fiber and Protein Rich Whole Grains event.

That's all for now. Take care till next post.