Pearl Barley & Cauliflower
by Asaf Feit | Barley, Breakfast, Cleansing & Reducing, Cold & Dry, Colon damp heat, Cooked Vegetables, Decrease Kapha, Decrease Pitta, Decrease Pitta-Kapha, Dinner, Gall bladder damp heat, Hard to Digest, Liver fire, Liver Phlegm Stagnation, Lunch, Recipes, Spring, Stimulating, Stomach Fire, Summer |
Pearl Barley & Cauliflower
Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 20 minutes mins
Total Time 30 minutes mins
Course Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch
For the barley:
- 1/2 cup pearl barley Vata + Pitta - - Kapha - -
- 1/2 tsp. salt Vata - - Pitta 0 Kapha 0
- 1 1/2 cup water Vata 0 Pitta - Kapha +
- 1 cauliflower head separated to small flowers (Vata ++ Pitta - - Kapha -)
- 2 Tbs. olive oil Vata - - Pitta + Kapha +
- 1 tsp. coriander seeds ground (Vata + Pitta - - Kapha -)
- 1/2 tsp. turmeric Vata + Pitta - - Kapha +
- 1/2 tsp. salt Vata - - Pitta 0 Kapha +
- 1 Tbs. honey Vata + Pitta - Kapha -
- 1 Tbs. water Vata 0 Pitta - Kapha +
- Juice from 1/2 a lemon Vata - - Pitta + Kapha -
- 1/2 cup dill chopped (Vata - Pitta 0 Kapha -)
- 1/2 bunch chives chopped (Vata - Pitta + Kapha - -)
Put the barely in a cooking pot, add the water, bring to boil and add the salt.
Lower the flame, cover and cook for 20 minutes until all the fluids are absorbed.
Put the cauliflower flowers in a large bowl, pour boiled water, cover, let sit for 10 minutes or more and strain.
In a wide and deep skillet, heat the olive oil and add the cauliflower.
Make sure the flowers evenly cover the skillet.
Fry for 3-5 minutes, then stir and fry for additional 2-3 minutes, until browned.
Add the turmeric, coriander and salt to the cauliflower and mix well.
Add the honey, water and lemon juice and mix.
Cook for 8 more minutes and close the flame.
Mix in a large bowl the barley, cauliflower, dill and chives and serve hot or cold.