Barley-Fruit Juice

Submitted by yewoinfamilycooking

"In Ethiopia, barley is one of the top cereal grains and it is used in many ways. I like the lightly roasted barely (Yebeseo Dukete) which is mixed and blended with fruits."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Serves: 3

ingredients

• 2 pears (peeled, seeded) or 2 mangoes (peeled, seeded)
• 1⁄2 cup barley flour (Yebeso Dukete)
• 1 teaspoon honey or 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 2 cups cold water
• 4 ice cubes

directions

1. If roasted barely flour is unavailable (a) Take 3 cups of barley seeds, soak and remove inedible outer skin (b) lightly roast the seeds for five minutes (c) grind the seeds (d) add ½ teaspoon roasted garlic powder and ¼ teaspoon ginger powder and grind it more (d) keep it tight and store it in fridge.
2. Chop the fruits.
3. Pour 2 cups of cold water in a blender, add ½ of the barely flour, fruits, honey and ice cubes; Blend it well; Serve it cold.
4. * Roasted Barely flour (Yebeso Dukete) is available in Ethiopian groceries.