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Pakota/Barley

2/9/2014

4 Comments

 
Ingredients
2 Cups Pearl Barley
5 Cups water
1 Tablespoon salt or to taste
1/2 Teaspoon turmeric
1 onion
3 tablespoons oil
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  • Sort through barley and remove any debris. Rinse barley with cold water a few times. 
  • Bring water to a boil in a pot. 
  • Add salt and turmeric and stir.
  • Add barley and stir.
  • Once the water is boiling again, reduce heat to low and allow to simmer covered for 45-55 minutes.
  • Check on the barley towards the end of the cooking time.  If you find your barley has absorbed all the water and it is not done cooking yet, add about a 1/4 cup of water at a time until it is cooked. 
  • Meanwhile chop onion. In a pan, heat oil over medium high heat.  Add onions and sauté until edges brown.
  • When  the barley is done, add the oil and onions to the pot and gently stir.
  • Serve with meat if you would like.  I served mine with a lamb loin chop.




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4 Comments
Leza Imsaiah
12/13/2015 08:32:30 pm

Made this for the first time today and it was perfect!! Added a little more salt then recommended(I use organic salt crystals so its not as strong as regular salt)

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Rina
11/3/2018 05:22:23 am

How do you cook this with meat??

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Mideastchef
11/29/2018 06:37:05 am

You would just cook the meat of your choice on the side and add at the end like you would with rice and stew.

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M
8/26/2024 08:33:59 am

Can you please do the receipe for the red version of the this (with tomato paste?)

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