Barley, Yava (Jau) in Ayurveda improves digestive fire and comes under Lekhana category,  which describe various food and herbs that has fat scrapping quality. 

PEARL BARLEY

Effect on Doshas

It balances Kapha and Pitta but aggravates Vata.

Qualities (Guna)

Dry, Cooling and Heavy

Ayurvedic Qualities (Dravya Guna)

Taste (Rasha): Sweet, Astringent

Potency (Vipaka): Cooling

Post Digestion Juice (Virya): Pungent

RECIPE

Ingredients

- Pearl barley-1/4th cup

- Cashews- 10-12

- Nutritional yeast flake -1 tsp 

- Button Mushroom-1 cup

- Green Pesto-2 tbsp

- Olive oil- 2 tsp

- Garlic-2 cloves

- Salt and Pepper

INSTRUCTIONS 

- Soak Pearl barley for 1-2 hours. Cook the in boiled water for 15 minutes.

-Remove the water and let it dry. Soak cashews for 2-3 hours and grind to make creamy paste.

-In a pan, add 1 tsp olive oil, chopped garlic. Once the garlic turns red, add diced mushroom, salt and pepper and let it cook till mushroom starts to turn golden. Put it down to cool. Once the mushroom is cool grind to make paste. 

- Put the pan back, add 1 tsp olive oil and remaining garlic. Add pearl barley and sautee after adding salt and pepper.

- Add 2 tbsp pesto and mix well. At the end add mushroom and cashew paste and let it cook for 2-3 minutes and bring down. You can garnish with herbs from top (optional)

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