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Humble Barley weds the Coconut

Sumptuous snacks with goodness of barley , coconut and tickles your taste buds with sweetness, spice & crunchiness.

Recipe by Aernevaaz Randeria

Humble Barley weds the Coconut
Prep
5 min
Cook
30 min
Cuisine
Indian
Contains
nuts

Ingredients

Main Ingredients

  • 4 tbsp barley pearls
  • 1 ½ tbsp dry desiccated coconut
  • 3 cups water
  • Salt as per taste

For the Temper/Tadka

  • 1 tsp cumin (Jeera)
  • 1 tsp whole mustard (rai)
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • Garnish
  • 2 tsp roasted cashews
  • 2 tsp roasted oats

For the Garnish

  • 2 tsp roasted cashews
  • 2 tsp roasted oats

Method

  1. Wash barley pearls.
  2. In a pot, boil the water and add the barley.
  3. After the first boil, add the coconut and salt.
  4. Keep stirring till the barley pearls swell up and water is absorbed.
  5. In another pan, heat the oil.
  6. Add the cumin and mustard to the oil.
  7. Once the above starts to crackle and aroma is released, take it off the heat and pour it on the barley coconut mix.
  8. Garnish with roasted cashews and roasted oats. Enjoy!!!!

Notes

For the tempering, you can add dried curry leaves and fennel.

Dried berries can be added to reduce the sourness.

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