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Barley Vegetable Soup

Barley Vegetable soup, a hearty soup combining soft cooked barley and mixed vegetables. A hearty and healthy soup.
Course Main Course, Snack, Soup
Cuisine Indian, International
Keyword Barley soup recipe, Easy soup recipe, Soup with vegetables, Wholegrain soup recipe
Prep Time 7 hours
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 7 hours 45 minutes
Calories

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup pearl barley
  • 1 no medium tomato
  • 1 no carrot
  • 1 no onion finely chopped
  • ¼ cup green peas
  • 2 tablespoon shredded ginger
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 nos green chilies finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon paav bhaji masala
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil or any oil of your choice
  • 1 teaspoon salt or to taste

Garnish

  • ½ teaspoon freshly pounded pepper powder
  • fistful of coriander leaves

Instructions

  • Soak Barley for 7-8 hours or according to the package instructions. The barley which i bought, has specific instruction saying no need to soak. 
  • Clean the soaked barley two,three times in freshwater.  Boil the barley in 2 cups of water till it gets cooked well.Strain the barley but do not discard the water. It will be used as stock forthe soup
  • Soak the tomato in a cup of hot water and let it sit for ten minutes covered. Then peel and remove the skin of it and chop it finely. Chop the onions and carrots
  • Heat oil in pan, add the onions n saute till pink. Next add garlic, chopped chilies n ginger and saute for a minute
  • Now add in chopped tomatoes, carrots, green peasand fry these till all the vegetables get tender.
  • Add salt and pav bhaji masala. Mix everything and add in the boiled barley
  • Add the barley stock and required amount ofwater. I had only ¼ cup of leftover stock, so i topped it with another ½ cup of water.Boil the soup for 3-4 minutes.
  • Add the chopped coriander,crushed pepper and let it sit for 5 more minutes.  Then take it off the stove, Serve Warm