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Ladakh · Breakfast

Paba with Wild Greens

Traditional 2. Paba with Wild Greens recipe

🧺 Ingredients

• 1 cup roasted barley flour (paba flour blend: 85% barley, 15% legume mix)
• ½ cup water
• ¼ cup yak milk
• 1 tbsp yak butter
• ½ tsp caraway seeds (kosnyot powder)
• Salt to taste

👩‍🍳 How to make Paba with Wild Greens

1. Chop wild greens finely
2. Heat butter in a clay pot over low-medium heat (40°C-50°C initially)
3. Add greens with pinch of salt; cook 3-4 mins until wilted
4. Slowly sprinkle paba flour while stirring to avoid lumps
5. Add water gradually, mixing constantly (5 mins)
6. Stir in caraway powder; cook another 2 mins
7. Pour in yak milk; fold in gently
8. Cook until porridge-like, thick enough to hold shape with spoon (8-10 mins total)
9. Serve steaming hot (above 60°C) in individual bowls
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