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 - 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 - 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, 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.
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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.
