- Serves
- 6
- Portion
- 200 ml
- Time
- 40 min
- Texture
- Thin
- Season
- Spring–summer
- Dosha
- Vata
- Pitta
- Kapha
Pitta–Kapha
Ingredients
What you need
| Done | Ingredient | Household measure | Quantity (6 servings) | Café batch ×5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barley (jau), pearled | ¼ cup | 50 g | 250 g | |
| Water | 6 cups | 1500 ml | 7500 ml | |
| Lemon juice | 4 tsp | 20 ml | 100 ml | |
| Mishri / sugar | 1½ tbsp | 20 g | 100 g | |
| Rock salt (sendha namak) | pinch | 0.5 g | 2.5 g |
Method
How to cook it
Step 1: Simmer washed barley in water 30 minutes.
Step 2: Strain (use grains in soup).
Step 3: Add lemon, mishri and salt; serve at room temperature.
Nutrition
Per serving, estimated
43kcal
Energy
0.8g
Protein
0.1g
Fat
9.7g
Carbohydrate
1.3g
Fibre
0.1g
Salt
Where the energy comes from
Protein and carbohydrate × 4 kcal/g, fat × 9 kcal/g
Estimated from IFCT 2017 / USDA composition tables; not for clinical use.
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