Barley Kachumber Salad - Easy Meal in a bowl
Barley Kachumber Salad transforms the comfort of Kachumber salad into a whole meal in itself. Inclusion of complex carbohydrate in terms of Barley pearls makes it the perfect meal in a bowl.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Barley pearls
- 2 kakdi chopped if using normal cucumber, use 1
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 2 medium tomatoes chopped
- 2 green chillies
- 1 tsp chaat masala
- 1/2 tsp chilli powder
- 1/2 tsp cumin powder
- Salt to taste
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp coriander leaves
Instructions
- In a large vessel, boil water. Once it comes to boil add the washed barley pearls. Boil till the pearls are tender.
- Drain the pearls. Don't discard the water, it is highly nutritious. You can spice it with salt, cumin powder and a bit of lemon and drink. Or add sugar and lemon to make barley lemonade.
- Once the drained barley is completely cool, mix all the salad ingredients gently and serve as a meal in itself or a side to a larger meal. It is perfect either ways.
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