BARLEY SAKKARAI PONGAL

INGREDIENTS :

Barley - 1 cup

Moong dal - 1/2 cup

Jaggery / Vellam - 250 gms

Ghee

Cashews, Raisins - 1 handful 

METHOD OF PREPARATION:

1. Wash barley well in cold water. Pressure cook dal and barley with 3 cups of water till barley is soft.

2. Prepare jaggery syrup and filter the impurities.

3. Add in to the barley and dal and cook till it thickens. Add 2 ladles of ghee. Once done, garnish it with Ghee roasted Cashews and Raisins.

 

Spinach Barley Pulao

INGREDIENTS :

Barley - 50 gms
Spinach - 1 bunch

Onion - 1

Green Chillies - 2

Ginger - garlic paste - 1 tsp

Fennel Seeds - 1 tsp

Cinnamon - 2

Cloves - 1

Salt to taste

Chilli powder - 1 tspGaram masala powder -- 1 tsp

Turmeric powder -- 1 tsp

Coriander leaves

To grind :

Spinach , Fennel seeds,Cinnamon ,Cloves and Coriander seeds

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1 ) Cook barley in a pressure cooker with water for 5-6 whistles or till done . 

2) Meanwhile , heat oil in a pan .Add chopped onion and saute till transparent.

3) Add ginger garlic paste and grinded masala with all the spice powders and salt.

4) Finally ,mix cooked barley to it well.Once done remove from the flame.

Serve hot.

Linking it with SShhh Secretly cooking challenge by Priya akka . This month am paired with Veena akka , who gave me barley and spinach as secret ingredients. Thank you akka for the yummy ingredients.