World Flavors Cookbook

Thick Yavagu with Cumin and Black Pepper

Name: Thick Yavagu with Cumin and Black Pepper
Cook time: 45 min
Cuisine: Ancient World
Ingredients: hulled barley, water, cumin seeds, black pepper, rock salt, ghee

A medicinal thick barley gruel spiced with cumin and black pepper — a specific variation from the Charaka Samhita prescribed for digestive disorders.

Cuisine: Ancient World

Ingredients

hulled barley, water, cumin seeds, black pepper, rock salt, ghee

Instructions

Rinse barley. Simmer in four times its volume of water for 40 minutes, stirring regularly, until thick and porridge-like. In a small pan, toast cumin seeds until fragrant. Grind with black pepper. Season barley with rock salt and stir in ghee. Add the ground cumin-pepper mixture. Serve in a clay bowl.