YouTube - Ayurvedic Lentil Barley Soup - Winter Version

A Kapha pacifying Lentil Barley soup recipe that is good for the winter season.

Ingredients

2 cups organic red lentils
1 cup organic pearled barley
1 cup organic carrots cut into one inch pieces
½ organic lemon juiced
2 cups of organic baby spinach leaves
1 teaspoon organic cumin seeds
1 teaspoon organic turmeric
1 inch piece organic fresh ginger
3-4 organic black peppercorns
2 tablespoon ghee
8 cups water
Salt and black pepper to taste

Method-

Wash and rinse Red lentils and pearled barley 2-3 times

In a thick bottomed pot add the ghee.

When hot add the turmeric, cumin seeds, mustard seeds, dry ginger, and peppercorns to it. When cumin seeds brown and mustard seeds pop add fresh ginger sauté for few mins.

Add the carrot and then add barley and lentils and water to it. Cover pot with lid. Boil over medium heat for 30 min till Dal and barley is cooked. Add salt, cumin powder, black pepper to it. Add spinach and lemon juice at end. Take the pot off heat.

Garnish with cilantro and serve hot.