Barley Pakvannam

English name : Barley
Botanical name : Hordeum vulgare
Sanskrit name : Yava
Hindi name : Jou
Tamil name : Barley arisi

Ingredients 

Barley granules  - 1 cup
Water              - 8 cups
Ghee               

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- 2 spoons
Mustard            - 1 teaspoon
Cumin seeds      - 1 tsp
Pepper powder   - 1 tsp
Green chilly       - 1
Onions              - 2 chopped
Curry leaves      - few
Coriander leaves - few
Tomato             - 2 chopped
Asafetida          

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- 1 pinch
Salt                  - to taste 

Preparation

• Heat the ghee in a shallow tawa.
• Add the mustard seeds in it and let it pop.
• Then add cumin seeds, pepper, chilly,
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  asafetida and curry leaves in it respectively.
• Sauté for few seconds.
• Then add chopped onions and tomatoes.
• Sauté till the tomatoes are cooked.
• Then add 3 cups of water in it.
• Add salt in the water and let it dissolve.
• When the water boils, add the barley granules to it.
• Cook till done.
• Garnish with coriander leaves
• Serve hot
   

Indications

• Ideal diet for diabetics.
• Balances kapha and pitta.
• It is an aphrodisiac.
• Gives stability.
   

Specially indicated in -

• Urinary disorders.
• Constipation.
• Rhinitis.
• Difficulty in breathing
• Asthma
• Stiffness of thighs
• Diseases of throat
• Skin diseases
• It is rich in carbohydrate, protein, calcium, phosphorus, iron, niacin, carotene, sulphur, and minerals.