Here is a basic recipe to which you can add any manner of vegetables. Pearl barley thickens the soup the best. If you prefer hull-less barley, cook for ½ hour longer.
Serves 6 cups
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons of ghee
- Pinch of asafetida (hing) - optional
- ¼ cup of minced fresh flat-leaf parsley
- ¼ teaspoon of rosemary
- ½ teaspoon of dried basil
- ½ bell pepper, chopped
- 1 stalk celery, thinly sliced
- 1 carrot, grated
- 5 cups of flavorful vegetable broth
- ¼ cup of pearl barley
- 1 or 2 bay leaves
- Salt
- Freshly-ground black pepper
Directions
- Melt the ghee in a soup pot. Add the asafetida, parsley, rosemary, basil, bell pepper, celery and carrot.
- Sauté over a low heat for about five minutes, stirring frequently.
- Add the broth, barley, and bay leaves and bring to a boil.
- Reduce to a simmer, cover and simmer until the barley is tender, 1 to 1½ hours.
- Stir occasionally, especially when using mung dahl. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Variation
Add ½ cup mung or masoor dahl, or lentils along with the barley, and add a little more broth. Stir the soup occasionally while cooking if using mung dahl, so that it won't stick to the bottom of the pot.
Beat the Heat with a Cooling Mint Lassi
Recipe is reprinted with permission from Heaven's Banquet, by Miriam Kasin Hospodar. April 2000
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