Indications:
- Asthma
- Cough
- Diabetes
- Difficulty in breathing
- Diseases of throat
- Diseases of urinary tract
- Indigestion and constipation
- Inflammation of stomach
- Jaundice
- Obesity
- Skin diseases
- Running nose
Properties:
- Aphrodisiac
- Balances Pitta and Kapha
- Cold in Potency
- Dry (ruksha)
- Gives stability
- Very tasty
- Light to digest
- Increases the out put of feces and urine
- Relieves sorrow and grief
English name: Barley
Sanskrit name: Yava
Tamil name: Yavai
Hindi name: Jau
Botanical name: Hordeum Vulgare
Ingredients:
- Barley flour – 2 cups
- Rock salt – 1 pinch
- Hot water – Sufficient quantity
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Preparation:
- Roast the barley flour for few minutes.
- Gradually add warm water to the flour and knead the dough.
- Divide the dough into small balls and roll them out individually into thin chapattis.
- Roast the chapatti on a heated pan, on both sides till it is cooked completely.
- Smear some ghee.
- It can be served along with suitable soups prepared with green gram.
