If you have been following this space, you know that I am a great fan of whole grains and recently added barley to the list. When I was listing down the kheers I wanted to prepare for this edition of Blogging Marathon, it crossed my mind that I had noted down some key points from an Ayurvedic Magazine long time back. I looked for the notes and found one particular point about Barley Payasam ; that it is very good for growing kids. So I thought I would give it a try and explained to my 9 yr old and she gladly gulped it down. Needless to say the adults at home surely had their share and it was a very filling dessert. So try this healthy kheer for your kids and you can thank me later :-)
So Barley Payasam it is for Day 5.
Ingredients -
Barley 3 Tbsp
Milk 3 cups
Sugar 1/4 cup
Custard Powder 1 tsp (Optional)
Cardamom powder
Almonds, crushed for garnish
Ghee 1/4 tsp
Notes - Upon cooling it became very thick and so I felt that the custard powder was unnecessary except for the beautiful color it imparted. So the choice is yours whether you want to use the custard powder or avoid it!
Method Of Preparation -
In a heated sauce pan , add ghee and fry the barley until golden brown. Cool and coarse grind to Sooji consistency.
Add this coarsely ground barley to 3 cups of milk and boil while stirring continuously. After about 15-20 min the barley would be cooked well.
Now is the time to add sugar. Mix well until the sugar dissolves.
Mix 1 tsp of custard powder to 3 Tbsp of cold water and mix well so there are no lumps. Add this mixture to the boiling kheer while stirring continuously. [This is totally optional]
Also sprinkle the cardamom powder and remove from fire.
Garnish with crushed Almonds and serve warm. [I sprinkled some crushed saffron too.]
If you have missed any of the previous desserts which I posted during this marathon here they are ..
Seven Days of Colorful Dishes Kid's Special: Vardhini,
Seven Days of Indian Sweets: Suma, Veena
Seven Days of Regional Specials: Aarthi, Kalyani, Pavani, Shylaja
Summer Coolers: PJ, Vaishali
Under 15 mins Quick Breakfast: Sushma Pinjala
Preparation Time 25 min
Makes 3 cups
So Barley Payasam it is for Day 5.
Ingredients -
Barley 3 Tbsp
Milk 3 cups
Sugar 1/4 cup
Custard Powder 1 tsp (Optional)
Cardamom powder
Almonds, crushed for garnish
Ghee 1/4 tsp
Notes - Upon cooling it became very thick and so I felt that the custard powder was unnecessary except for the beautiful color it imparted. So the choice is yours whether you want to use the custard powder or avoid it!
Method Of Preparation -
In a heated sauce pan , add ghee and fry the barley until golden brown. Cool and coarse grind to Sooji consistency.
Add this coarsely ground barley to 3 cups of milk and boil while stirring continuously. After about 15-20 min the barley would be cooked well.
Now is the time to add sugar. Mix well until the sugar dissolves.
Mix 1 tsp of custard powder to 3 Tbsp of cold water and mix well so there are no lumps. Add this mixture to the boiling kheer while stirring continuously. [This is totally optional]
Also sprinkle the cardamom powder and remove from fire.
Garnish with crushed Almonds and serve warm. [I sprinkled some crushed saffron too.]
If you have missed any of the previous desserts which I posted during this marathon here they are ..
- Day 4 Sweet Potato Laddu | Sweet Potato Halwa
- Day 3 Sorrakaya-Carrot Payasam ~ Doodhi Carrot Kheer
- Day 2 Khoya - Sesame Laddu
- Day 1 Beerakaya Payasam ~ Ridge Gourd Kheer
- Take a look at what my fellow BM#5 marathoners are cooking ..
Seven Days of Colorful Dishes Kid's Special: Vardhini,
Seven Days of Indian Sweets: Suma, Veena
Seven Days of Regional Specials: Aarthi, Kalyani, Pavani, Shylaja
Summer Coolers: PJ, Vaishali
Under 15 mins Quick Breakfast: Sushma Pinjala
Preparation Time 25 min
Makes 3 cups
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looks so yum and very healthy...
Looks delectable, truly. Love the idea of using barley rava.
That looks really elegant ~ never cooked with barley before!
US Masala
wow..looks so good
what a fine usage of barley! looks slurpicious:))
Hi Harini
Kheer looks wonderfully tasty and healthy. I can finish one bowl in minutes.
Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi
Barley kheer is new to me .. looks delicious and healthy too.
Vardhini
VardhinisKitchen
Healthy and yummy kheer
South Indian Recipes
This is new to me..looks absolutely amazing..:)
Delicious and inviting barley pudding,yumm!
Looks delicious and healthy....Mouthwatering recipe
Healthy and very unique kheer. Pics look great.
Payasam looks very very yum...I too have a draft of Barley payasam not yet posted...
very delectable :) pix are great !
never used Barley...will surely try my hands on this.Looks lovely!
ah! i am bookmarking this. Love the colur!!!!!!111
Very healthy and nutritious kheer...It looks very lovely...
Love the color of the cheer! Did you use custard powder to thicken the kheer or just to enhance the flavor?