Barley & Pasta Veg Soup.
Hearty soup loaded with veggies, barley and pasta is a complete meal in itself. This is my go-to meal recipe when I am under the weather. Super delicious and comforting, this never disappoints!
How to make this –
Prep – chop/slice the veggies –
1/4 cup onions, 1/3 cup carrots, 1/4 cup spring onions, 1/3 cup tomatoes, 1/8 cup celery. Also keep a mix of 1/4 cup frozen or steamed sweet corn and green peas handy.
Mince and keep aside 3 tbsps ginger and garlic.
In a soup pot, add 3 tbsps cold pressed sesame oil or any cooking oil of preference. Add 1 tsp white sesame seeds and 1 bay leaf and mix in the minced ginger garlic. Sauté them for a minute and then add the sliced onions and spring onions. Cook until the onions turn soft and then add in the carrots, celery, tomatoes and let it all cook for a minute. Add 6 cups of water. Also, mix in the salt to taste, 1 tsp white pepper, 1/2 tsp red chilli flakes, 1 tbsp Mexican seasoning or dried herbs. Tip in 3 tsps of tomato ketchup and 2 tsps miso paste (miso is optional). Now add in 1/2 cup barley pearls and mix everything well.
Cover and put the pot on simmer for 45-50 mins. Stir in a couple of times in between. Add 3 tbsps cilantro in the last 5 mins.
Now cook 1/2 cup shell pasta in a different pot as per packet instructions. Drain and keep aside.
Also, dry roast 1/4 cup peanuts and crush them roughly. Keep it aside for the garnish.
Once the soup and the barley is cooked (checked by squishing a barley grain in between the fingers and it should be soft), taste and adjust seasonings. Mix in the cooked pasta. Switch off the flame and add 1/2 tsp sugar and 1 tsp lemon juice.
Garnish with roasted peanuts, cilantro, spring greens, black sesame and red chilli flakes.
Enjoy!!!
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Ingredients
- 1/4 Cup Onions - sliced
- 1/3 Cup Carrots - sliced
- 1/4 Cup Spring onions - chopped
- 1/3 Cup Tomatoes - chopped
- 1/8 Cup Celery - chopped
- 1/4 Cup Green peas and sweet corn - frozen or steamed
- 3 Tbsps Ginger and garlic - minced
- 3 Tbsps Sesame oil
- 1 Tsp White sesame seeds
- 1 Pc Bay leaf
- 6 Cups Water
- Salt to taste
- 1 Tsp White pepper powder
- 1/2 Tsp Red chilli flakes
- 1 Tbsp Mexican seasoning or dried herbs
- 3 Tsps Tomato ketchup I used hot and sweet
- 2 Tsps Miso paste optional
- 1/2 Cup Pearl barley
- 3 Tbsps Cilantro - chopped
- 1/2 Cup Shell pasta - durum wheat
- 1/4 Cup Peanuts
- 1/2 Tsp Sugar
- 1 Tsp Lemon juice
Instructions
- Prep - chop/slice the veggies - 1/4 cup onions, 1/3 cup carrots, 1/4 cup spring onions, 1/2 cup tomatoes, 1/8 cup celery. Also keep a mix of 1/4 cup frozen or steamed sweet corn and green peas handy.
- Mince and keep aside 3 tbsps ginger and garlic.
- In a soup pot, add 3 tbsps cold pressed sesame oil or any cooking oil of preference. Add 1 tsp white sesame seeds and 1 bay leaf and mix in the minced ginger garlic. Sauté them for a minute and then add the sliced onions and spring onions. Cook until the onions turn soft and then add in the carrots, celery, tomatoes and let it all cook for a minute. Add 6 cups of water. Also, mix in the salt to taste, 1 tsp white pepper, 1/2 tsp red chilli flakes, 1 tbsp Mexican seasoning or dried herbs. Tip in 3 tsps of tomato ketchup and 2 tsps miso paste (miso is optional). Now add in 1/2 cup barley pearls and mix everything well.
- Cover and put the pot on simmer for 45-50 mins. Stir in a couple of times in between. Add 3 tbsps cilantro in the last 5 mins.
- Now cook 1/2 cup shell pasta in a different pot as per packet instructions. Drain and keep aside.
- Also, dry roast 1/4 cup peanuts and crush them roughly. Keep it aside for the garnish.
- Once the soup and the barley is cooked (checked by squishing a barley grain in between the fingers and it should be soft), taste and adjust seasonings. Mix in the cooked pasta. Switch off the flame and add 1/2 tsp sugar and 1 tsp lemon juice.
- Garnish with roasted peanuts, cilantro, spring greens, black sesame and red chilli flakes.Enjoy!!!
