Delicious Barley Soup Pakistani Food Recipe

Welcome to back my blog. Today I am sharing a very quick ad effortless soup made with everyday ingredients and common vegetables. I am sharing Delicious Barley Soup Pakistani Food Recipe with you. This soup is very delicious and easy to digest and good for health. Barley is very healthy and nutrient full. Barley has many different kinds of benefits.

Some Incredible Benefits Of Barley:

Here, I am also sharing some incredible and healthy benefits of barley. Some health benefits are given below:

1. Its help to keep the intestine healthy
2. Protect to against gallstones
3. helps in preventing osteoporosis
4. Barley is a boost to the immune system
5. Provides skincare
6. Manage Diabetes
7. Its help to prevent cancer
8. Control cholesterol level
9. Helps in protecting heart health
10. Blood cleanser
11. Prevent Tumor
12. Also helps to weight loss
13. Increase energy level
14. Prevent asthma and also anti-inflammatory

 How To Make Delicious Barley Soup Pakistani Food Recipe Step By Step Instructions:

Ingredients:

• Pearl barley (1/2 cup )
• Oil or Butter (1 tbsp)
• Ginger (1/2 tbsp, finely chopped, 1/2 inch)
• Garlic ( 1/2 tbsp, finely chopped, 2 cloves)
• Red Chili Flakes ( 1/2 tsp)
• 1 Potato (1/2 cup peeled, diced to 1 inch)
• Tomato Puree (1/2 cup )
• Curry Powder (1 tbsp)
• Carrot (1/2 cup, 1 small carrot )
• Green Beans (1/4 cup, 4 to 5 french beans)
• Green Peas ( 1/2 cup)
• Sweet corn kernels (1/4 cup, optional )
• Salt (1 tsp)
• Coriander leaves (3 tbsp)
• Water or Broth (5 to 6 cups)

Instructions:

First Preparation:

Add barley to a large pot and rinse with water a few times. Drain the water. if you want you can soak the barley for 4 to 8 hours. Soaking helps to cook faster and is great for digestion.

How to make Soup:

Take a large pot add oil and heat it. Add ginger and garlic. Saute for 30 to 60 seconds until aromatic. Then stir in the red chili flakes.

1. Add potato and barley and pour water or broth into this pot. Simmer until barley is tender and soft. (Soak barley cook under 20 minutes and unsoaked barley grains take a longer time.)
2. Now add curry powder, tomato puree, sweet corn kernels, french beans, peas, and carrots
3. Stir and continue the simmer until the vegetables become tender
4. Add salt to taste. If you want you can add more curry powder for flavor. Barley soup is thicker upon cooling. If it is too thick then add water or broth and simmer a little longer.
5.  Stir in the fresh herbs, coriander, or parsley
6. Let cool down and serve barley soup with lemon wedges and some crushed black pepper.