Barley soup

Barley is the largest grain crop globally,after wheat and corn.Barley is mostly used in breads,soups and stews.Barley is a major cereal grain ,rapidly been gaining popularity over the past few years due to the various health benefits.Although barley may not be as popular as other whole grains like oats,wheat,quinoa,barley has more good health benefits.A very high in fiber content,vitamins,and minerals,antioxidants.Barley is lower in fat and calories,but higher in dietary fiber and minerals.This above information I collected from wiki.Coming to my story I grown up in a hot atmosphere where we used to drink barley every day in summer.During my childhood days I used to enjoy drinking barley water.Usually when you are not feeling well or fever  barley gives lot relief to our body.Here is the simple barley soup recipe below.

Ingredients:

• Barley Powder 4tbspn
• Barley seeds 2 tbspn
• Bayleaf 1( optional)
• olive oil 2 tbspns or may use butter
• water 4 cups or needed
• Onion 1/2 finely chopped(Small onion)
• carrot chopped finely 1
• Beans chopped finely 10 to 12
• cabbage chopped finely 1/4 cup
• capsicum or bell pepper very small piece finely chopped
• spring onions chopped finely 1
• Ginger small piece minced
• Garlic 2 to 3 minced
• pepper 1/2 tspn
• green chilli sliced vertically 2
• salt to taste.

Procedure:

• Fry 1 cup barley in a pan until Barley changes color and nice aroma comes out from barley.This should be done in medium flame.( around 10 mins)
• keep 2 tbspn of Barley aside and grind remaining barley into fine powder( need not be very fine mine was little coarse.
• Take 4 cups of water in a bowl mix 4 tbspns of barley powder in this water,start boiling until it start bubbling.Then,keep in slow flame for 10 mins.Barley broth is ready.
• Press saute mode in instant pot add oil,once hot add onions garlic ginger bayleaf,for one min then add chopped veggies.
• Fry everything few mins then add Barley broth  followed by barley seeds.Finally check salt and pepper.
• Keep instant pot in soup mode.It takes around 30 mins.You may wait for normal release or can do quick release.
• Enjoy hot healthy soup!

NOTE:

Those who don't have instant pot can boil everything in stove stop in slow falme for 30 mins.
You can reduce or increase water as per your taste.
You can filter barley broth if you feel your grinded barley is coarse.

Watermelon fruit salad

Fruit salads are just layering the  chopped fruits in a bowl and mixing with our favorite ingredients.There are various types of fruit salads prepared in different ways.Usually I Prepare custard fruit salad with variety of fruits.It tastes good  only when refrigerated.Coming to this simple fruit salad is very quick process to serve kids when they are very hungry.Especially my daughter who is  a picky eater keep asking me snacks every time.( skipping her main course).Luckily she loves fruits a lot.So I keep giving her variety of fruits in different ways.Today I'm posting watermelon salad in BM#65 under the theme Soups and salads.

Ingredients:

• water melon chunks 1 cup
• Blueberries 1/2 cup
• Apple 1/2 chopped into smalla chunks
• sugar 1 tspns
• Mint leaves 1 or 2
• Pepper powder 1/4 tspn
• chat masala a pinch

Procedure:

• Chop all fruits  except berries into small cubes.
• Mix all fruits nicely.Add a dash of pepper, little sugar and a pinch  of chat masala.
• Sprinkle few mint leaves on top.
• Enjoy the simple watermelon salad in this hot summer..
  

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Vegetable sweet corn soup

Sweet corn is a variety of maize with high sugar content.Sweet corn is a special maize variety genetically differ from field maize.It's kernels are tender,delicious and eaten as vegetable in many cuisines world wide.This soup is in my list for so long.When I signed for soups and salads, this soup is my first preference in list.My daughter loves corn,so she loved and enjoyed the soup.Adapted this soup from Sanjeev kapoor's kitchen.Today I'm posting vegetable sweet corn soup in BM#65 under the theme soups and salads.Here is my recipe.

Ingredients:

• Sweet corn kernals  1/2 cup
• vegetables chopped( carrot,beans,,cabbage)1 cup
• oil 1 tbspn
•  sweet Corn kernals blended  1 cup( blend into creamy kind of paste)
• vegetable stock 2 cups
• crushed pepper 1/2 tspn
• salt to taste
• spring onions few for garnishing
• corn starch or corn flour 2 tbspns
• water 1 cup
  

Procedure:

• Heat oil in a pan,add chopped vegetables and saute few mins on high heat.
• Now add blended sweet corn kernels,then add vegetable stock and water.
• Add pepper powder and salt to the pan and mix it well.Allow it to boil for 15 mins.
• Now add sweet corn kernels and wait until it boil  few more mins.Add corn flour mixed with 2 tbspns of water.cook till the soups just thickens.Garnish with spring onions,Serve hot and enjoy.
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Egg drop noodle soup

Soups are usually made by simmering flavorful ingredients such as meats,seafood,vegetables in water or in broth.Coming this simple egg drop noodle soup,is a very easy soup and a favorite soup to kids.Usually my kids love to have chicken soup  every time when we go out.I tried chicken soup at home already and thought to try this simple soup. Adapted this recipe from here. Am posting this recipe in BM#65 under the theme soups and salads.

Ingredients:

• Noodles 150 gms
• Tomatoes 2 medium
• oil 1 tbspn
• Egg 1
• onion1
• garlic 2 pods finely chopped
• ginger 1/2 inch finely chopped
• chicken stock or vegetable stock 2 cups
• Coriander leaves few
• Tomato ketchup 2 tbspns
• black pepper crushed 1 tspn
• corn startch 2 to 3 tspns
• vinegar 1 tspn
• salt to taste
• spring onions for garnishing.

Procedure:

• Cook noodles in a deep bowl,drain it and keep aside.
• Heat oil in a pan add chopped onions,saute few mins until onions turns translucent.Add chopped ginger,chopped tomatoes, chopped garlic,vegetable stock or chicken stock and mix it well.cook until everything well boiled( around 15 mins)
• Add tomato ketchup ,salt ,crushed pepper to the tomato mix and mix it well.
• In a bowl add 3 tspns of corn starch and little water,mix it well.Add  this corn starch mix to the above mix.
• crack egg in a bowl,whisk well and keep aside.
• slowly add this whisked egg to the above mix.Let it sit for 1 min then slowly mix it.
• Now add vinegar,coriander leaves,cook till the soup thickens.
• Take serving bowl,add  2 tbspn of cooked noodles, add egg drop tomato soup on top and garnish with fresh spring onion and serve hot.
  

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