At any one time I always keeps stock of this 'local barley' in my fridge, and once a while I will boil a big pot of it to drink and the balance stored in water containers placed in the fridge. During hot days, this is one refreshing drink which my family enjoys any time of the day.
To boil this barley drink all we need is just a few simple ingredients:
- Barley grains (amount depending on your preference and how much soup you need)
- Few pandan leaves (put more if you are boiling more soup)
- Granulated sugar/rock sugar/brown sugar (your preference)
Few simple steps:
- Bring a pot of water to a boil. Use a bigger pot so that the water and barley when boiled will not overflow out of the pot.
- Wash the barley grains, drain and add into the boiling water.
- Leave the pot cover half open and always watch out as the water might overflow out of the pot when it's boiling.
- When it comes to another boil reduce heat to medium high and continue to boil. Add in the knoted pandan leaves. The soup is ready when the barley grains are soft. More water might need to be added during cooking.
- Add in sugar and taste for correct sweetness of your preference. Stir until sugar dissolves.
- Remove the pot of the heat and leave it to cool down.
- The soup is ready to be served.
Tips:
- Normally, as soon as the soup is cooked, I will scoop out the grains and soup onto a bowl to let it cool down faster, as I just couldn't wait to enjoy it.
- Some people might not like to consume the barley grains, that is fine.
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