Assamese Style Pearl Barley Khisiri

Name: Assamese Style Pearl Barley Khisiri
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1/2 cup pearl barley; 1/4 cup masoor dal (Indian red lentils); 1/4 cup moong dal; 3 tbsp mustard oil; 2 bay leaves; 1 tsp panch phoran; 2 whole red chillies; 1/4 tsp hing; 1/2 cup finely chopped onions; 2 slit green chillies; 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste; 1 medium potato (cubed); 1 medium carrot (diced); 6-8 cauliflower florets; 1/4 cup green peas; 1 medium tomato chopped; 1 tsp salt or to taste; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi); 1 tsp cumin powder (jeera); 1 tbsp coriander powder (dhania); 1/2 tsp black pepper powder; 4 cups water; 1/4 cup coriander leaves; 1 tbsp ghee

Madhu Bindra @madhubindra

There is no other comfort food quite like Khichdi. Try out this healthy version of Assamese-style Khisiri with pearl barley and seasonal vegetables. #ga24 #pearlbarley #assam

Madhu Bindra @madhubindra

There is no other comfort food quite like Khichdi. Try out this healthy version of Assamese-style Khisiri with pearl barley and seasonal vegetables. #ga24 #pearlbarley #assam

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Ingredients

40 minutes

4 people

1/2 cuppearl barley
1/4 cupmasoor dal (Indian red lentils)
1/4 cupmoong dal
3 tbspmustard oil
2bay leaves
1 tsppanch phoran
2whole red chillies
1/4 tsphing
1/2 cupfinely chopped onions
2slit green chillies
1 tbspginger garlic paste
1medium potato (cubed)
1medium carrot (diced)
6-8cauliflower florets
1/4 cupgreen peas
1medium tomato chopped
1 tspsalt or to taste
1/2 tspturmeric powder (haldi)
1 tspcumin powder (jeera)
1 tbspcoriander powder (dhania)
1/2 tspblack pepper powder
4 cupswater
1/4 cupcoriander leaves
1 tbspghee

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Steps

40 minutes

1

To begin, soak the pear barley for 8 hours or overnight. Wash the dals in water until they run clean. Soak them for 30 minutes. Drain and keep aside.
2

Heat mustard oil to the smoking point and let it cool a bit. Add bay leaves, whole red chillies, panch phoran, and asafoetida. Allow to crackle.
3

Add the chopped onions with the slit green chillies and saute until onions are translucent. Add ginger garlic paste and saute for a minute.
4

Next add the diced vegetables - potatoes, carrots, and cauliflower with the green peas. Mix well and saute for a few minutes. Add in the tomatoes and saute until they soften.
5

Now add the dry masalas - Salt to taste, black pepper powder, cumin powder, coriander powder, and turmeric powder. Saute for a few minutes. You can add a bit of water to avoid the masalas from burning.
6

Next, add in the soaked barley with the dals. Mix well and saute for 4-5 minutes.
7

Add 4 cups water. Bring to a boil. Pressure cook it for 3 whistles. Let the pressure drop completely before opening the cooker.
8

Finish with 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves and a tablespoon of ghee. Mix well.
9

The Assamese Style Pearl Barley Khisiri is ready to serve. Garnish with some more coriander leaves. Serve hot with a dollop of ghee on top.