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    Home » Slow Cooker Recipes » Slow Cooker Barley Soup with Toor Dal and Veggies | Zero Oil Recipe

    Slow Cooker Barley Soup with Toor Dal and Veggies | Zero Oil Recipe

    Posted on January 22, 2016 · Last Updated on January 10, 2019 · By Srividhya G · 14 Comments

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    One more slow cooker soup recipe but this time it is a diabetic friendly and an oil free soup recipe. This recipe has the goodness of pearl barley and split pigeon peas / toor dal and veggies of your choice. It is easy to prepare. I have provided the pressure cooker method in the notes section.

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    As I mentioned last year, I have few cook books that I treasure. Tarla Dalal’s  “Delicious Diabetic Recipes” is one of my togo books these days. The book has low calorie diabetic friendly recipes and  I have already tried Apple Rabadi from that book and here is the second recipe that I am trying but I am trying it with my slow cooker.

    Pearl Barley is nothing but processed barley. Its hull and bran are removed and polished. According to wiki, “All barley must have its fibrous outer hull removed before it can be eaten;”. Barley is chewy and it helps us to feel full and also it helps to remove toxins and balance your blood sugar levels.

    The original recipe calls for masoor dal but I went with Toor Dal. You can prepare with what ever dal you have in home. Masoor of course is very light when compared to Toor dal.

    Ingredients:

    • Toor Dal – ¼ cup
    • Barley – ¼ cup
    • Green onions – ¼ cup
    • Carrot – 1
    • Cauliflower – few florets
    • Garlic – 2 cloves
    • Salt – 2 tsps
    • Pepper Powder – 3 tsps
    • Cilantro – a handful
    • Tomato – 1
    • Water – 4 cups

    Steps:

    • Soak the toor dal and barley for minimum of 3 hrs. Overnight soaking is fine too.

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    • Chop the green onions, carrot, garlic, cilantro and tomato.

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    • Now in the crockpot add everything and 4 cups of water.

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    • Salt salt and pepper powder and mix well.
    • Set it in slow mode for 7 hrs.

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    That’s it. Yummy and filling barley soup is ready. Perfect for this cold weather.

    Submitting this post for the CC challenge. :-)

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    Slow Cooker Barley Soup With Toor Dal and Veggies

    A diabetic friendly and an oil free barley soup with toor dal and veggies.
    Prep Time15 mins
    Cook Time7 hrs
    Total Time7 hrs 15 mins
    Course: Appetizer, Soup
    Cuisine: Indian
    Calories:
    Author: Srividhya G

    Ingredients

    • Toor Dal - ¼ cup
    • Barley - ¼ cup
    • Green onions - ¼ cup
    • Carrot - 1
    • Cauliflower - few florets
    • Garlic - 2 cloves
    • Salt - 2 tsps
    • Pepper Powder - 3 tsps
    • Cilantro - a handful
    • Tomato - 1
    • Water - 4 cups

    Instructions

    • Soak the toor dal and barley for minimum of 3 hrs. Overnight soaking is fine too.
    • Chop the green onions, carrot, garlic, cilantro and tomato.
    • Now in the crockpot add everything and 4 cups of water.
    • Salt salt and pepper powder and mix well.
    • Set it in slow mode for 7 hrs.
    • That’s it. Yummy and filling barley soup is ready. Perfect for this cold weather.

    Notes

    If you don’t have slow cooker, you can prepare this in the pressure cooker too. Saute the veggies with 1 tsp of oil in the pressure cooker or pan. Then add the soaked dal and barley and add the 4 cups of water. Add salt and pepper powder. Pressure cook for 3 to 4 whistles.
    Adapted from Tarla Dalal’s “Delicious Diabetic Recipes”

    I am not a nutritionist. The nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. It varies depending upon the product types or brands.

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    Filed Under: Slow Cooker Recipes, Soups Tagged With: barley veggie soup, CCChallenge, Diabetic Friendly recipes, oil free diabetic friendly soup

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    Comments

    1. Padma says

      November 15, 2016 at 6:01 am

      What a healthy and comforting soup apt for the season!!

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        November 15, 2016 at 3:11 pm

        Thanks Padma. :-)

        Reply
    2. Pavani says

      January 28, 2016 at 1:33 pm

      What a nutritious and comforting lentil and barley soup. Looks so colorful and yummy!!

      Reply
      • Vidhya@VVK says

        January 28, 2016 at 9:26 pm

        Thanks Pavani.

        Reply
    3. Bharani says

      January 26, 2016 at 8:20 am

      I just make plain soup using barley … must try this version

      Reply
      • Vidhya@VVK says

        January 26, 2016 at 5:44 pm

        Thanks a lot. Please do try. :-)

        Reply
    4. Chitra says

      January 25, 2016 at 8:34 am

      Healthy and comforting soup Sri…

      Reply
      • Vidhya@VVK says

        January 25, 2016 at 2:44 pm

        Thanks Chitra

        Reply
    5. swapnakarthik says

      January 25, 2016 at 6:18 am

      What a healthy ,delicious soup…So simple and easy to make….

      Reply
      • Vidhya@VVK says

        January 25, 2016 at 2:47 pm

        Thanks Swapna.. Slow cooker makes it super simple.

        Reply
    6. ranjaniravindran says

      January 23, 2016 at 12:24 am

      Healthy & YUM…

      Reply
      • Vidhya@VVK says

        January 24, 2016 at 6:05 pm

        Thanks :-)

        Reply
    7. Traditionally Modern Food says

      January 22, 2016 at 6:44 pm

      I have a pack of barley..now I know wat go do with it..yum

      Reply
      • Vidhya@VVK says

        January 24, 2016 at 6:06 pm

        Thanks Vidya. Hope you like it.

        Reply

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