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Barley Water Recipe

Barley Water is a traditional, healthy and cooling drink made with just 2 main ingredients barley and water. This is an excellent cooling and hydrating drink consumed in many parts of the world. Let's learn how to make barley water traditionally which includes stove top, pressure cooker and instant pot methods with step by step pictures and video.
Prep Time2 hours
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time2 hours 20 minutes
Servings4
AuthorSharmilee J

Ingredients

Pressure cooker method

  • 1/4 cup barley
  • 4 and 1/2 cups water

Stove top method

  • 1/4 cup barley
  • 4 cups water

Instant Pot Method

  • 1/4 cup barley
  • 4 cups water

Instructions

Pressure cooker method:

  • First pick out any stones or specks from barley and discard it.
  • Now measure barley. I took 1/4 cup pearl barley.
  • First rinse it well 2-3 times in running water. Then soak it in water for atleast 2 hours.
  • Keep it covered and set aside.
  • Drain water from barley and add it to a pressure cooker along with 4.5 cups of water.
  • Close with lid, add weight. Pressure cook for 5 whistles in low medium flame.
  • Let the pressure release manually. Cooked barley grains will be soft to touch but not too mushy.
  • Pour into a strainer.
  • Press to extract barley water completely.
  • Barley water is ready. You can drink it hot or warm.

Stove top method:

  • Add 4 cups water to a sauce pan - add 1/4 cup rinsed, soaked barley to it.
  • Let it boil.
  • Once it starts to boil, cook it partially covered for 20-25 mins. Open and stor in between.
  • After 20 mins, if you check the barley grains will be soft and slightly sticky. I usually have it as a snack as I love the texture. You can even add it to barley water while drinking.
  • Pour this into a strainer and press well to extract barley water completely.
  • Add lemon juice to it. Ther is no accurate measure for this, you can add it as per your taste. For 1 cup barley water you can add 1 teaspoon lemon juice which would be perfect.
  • Now add little cooked barley to it.
  • Mix it well and consume. You can even add icecubes and make it a chilled drink.

Instant Pot Method:

  • Add soaked barley and add to instant pot inner pot along with water.
  • Secure the lid and position the vent to sealing.
  • Use manual pressure cook and set time to 20 mins.
  • Once it is done, let the pressure release manually, wait for it and open to check.

Video

Notes

  • If you are using hulled barley then soaking overnight might be needed.
  • I usually soak pearl barley for 2-4 hours depends on the time I cook.
  • Check or ask before choosing your variety of barley. But if you are buying it for barley water then pearl barley or hulled barley suits best.
  • You can consume strained barley rice along with sambar or curry of our choice.
Nutrition Facts
Barley Water Recipe
Amount Per Serving (200 ml)
Calories 122 Calories from Fat 9
% Daily Value*
Fat 1g2%
Saturated Fat 0.2g1%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.4g
Monounsaturated Fat 0.1g
Sodium 41mg2%
Potassium 156mg4%
Carbohydrates 25g8%
Fiber 6g25%
Sugar 0.3g0%
Protein 4g8%
Vitamin A 8IU0%
Calcium 34mg3%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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