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Ladakh · Breakfast

Mung Bean and Barley Kedgeree

Traditional 24. Mung Bean and Barley Kedgeree recipe

🧺 Ingredients

• ½ cup mung beans (split, yellow mung dal)
• ¼ cup pearl barley
• 1.5 cups water
• 1 tbsp yak butter
• ¼ onion, chopped
• ½ tsp cumin seeds
• ¼ tsp turmeric
• Salt to taste

👩‍🍳 How to make Mung Bean and Barley Kedgeree

1. Rinse mung beans and barley; drain
2. Heat butter in pot to 65°C
3. Add cumin seeds; sizzle for 30 seconds
4. Add onion; fry 2 mins
5. Add mung beans and barley; stir for 1-2 mins
6. Pour water; add turmeric; bring to boil (100°C, 3 mins)
7. Reduce heat to low-medium; cover
8. Cook for 20-25 mins until beans and barley are very soft
9. Stir occasionally; mixture should become thick and creamy
10. Season with salt
11. Serve hot (above 60°C)
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