Cuisine Style: Tamil Nadu, south india | Cooking Time: 5 to 8 minutes | To Serve: 3 | Type : Chutney, side dish | Take with : Idly, Dosa

This is simple, one pot, and healthy evening/ morning soup for kids. .

You can add corn flour mixture, fresh cream, cheese or milk for extra flavour and thickness.

Ingredients

• Barley - 1 cup
• carrot - 1 [finely chopped]
• Onion - 1
• Green chilli -1
• Garlid, ginger - 1 tbsp
• Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
• Soya sauce - 1 tbsp
• green chilli sauce- 1 tbsp
• Red chilli sauce - 1tbsp
• Tomato sauce - 1 tbsp
• Soya sauce- 1 tbsp
• salt to taste
• Oil - 1 tbsp
• Butter - 1 tbsp
• corainder leaves - 2 tbsp
• Crushed pepper - 1 tsp
• Bay leaf - 1
• Corn flour - 1 tbsp
• Water as needed

Method

• Wash and soak barley for overnight or 8 hours
• Heat 1 tbsp butter in a pan add bayleaf, onion, ginger, garlic, green chilli saute till soft
• Add turmeric, carrot, coriander, barley, soya sauce, green chilli, red chilli sauce, tomato sauce
• Add water, salt boil
• Then cover lid, cook for 4 whistles
• In a bowl add corn flour, water mix well
• Add corn flour mixture boil for 3 min
• Add corainder, crushed pepper, cut off heat
• Serve hot with toasted bread cubes or croutons

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Healthy barley soup

Take 1 cup barley

Wash and soak overnight or 8 hours

8 hours later, drain water

Soft barley ready

Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pressure cooker

Add 1 tbsp butter or ghee

Add bayleaf

Add ginger, garlic

Add green chilli

Add onion, carrot

Add turmeric, coriander

Add salt

Add soy sauce, tomato, red chilli, green chilli sauce

Add barley

Saute for 2 min

Add water, salt, mix well

In a bowl add corn flour, water mix well

Cover lid, cook for 4 to 5 whistles

Once its ready, remove steam, mix well

Perfectly cooked barley ready

add corn flour mixture

Add coriander pepper powder

Perfect barley veg soup ready

Transfer to a serving bowl

Add toasted bread cubes, croutons , serve hot

YOu can add milk or coconut milk for extra flavour