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Curried Barley Green Peas and Mixed Vegetables Soup

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When I made this soup, after having a taste testing, my hubby told is it is soup? I told him “Yes”. He asked me again I don’t think so it is closer to a curry. Then I told him can you take this one as curry along with rice. His answer was ‘No” then I told him it is soup confirmed. I had added some garam masala to this soup. 
Inspiration for this soup came from a leaflet from Whole Foods. Last time when I made Russian barley soup, it tasted bland and not much fanfare was there for it. So for making this soup I had to spice it up so that it will be consumed without hesitation. I like warm soup and not much of a fan of clear soup. At the local store I saw corn cob at 3 for a dollar, so bought three and of which I grilled two and had it with some salt and pepper. The last joined the company of other vegetables in the soup. 
In order to make both carbohydrate and protein rich soup I added barely and green peas. In India, they make barely water if you problem with water retention in the body and also for diuretics. While reading I found that barley has more both soluble and insoluble dietary fiber than our favorite oat meal. Further it lowers the cholesterol, and is rich in antioxidants and minerals if you want to read more about the goodness of barley read from here. Pearl barely is most polished form and still it contains the goodness of whole grains. 
Last time barley alone did not shine well in the soup so this time I added some green peas along with corn, mushroom and mixed vegetables. According to me green peas has slight nuttiness and sweetness compared to rest of lentils. It was spiced up with garam masala and chili powder along with addition to parsley and black pepper. Further it has goodness of ginger- garlic paste. Finely I topped with little bit of heavy cream and grated Parmesan cheese. Original recipe asked for slow cooker cooking for about 8 hours, I don’t have slow cooker in my possession, so turned back to faithful pressure cooker. Green peas, corn, carrot , zucchini and barely cooked in pressure cooker and rest I cooked in skillet and made this wonderful soup. Here goes the recipe. 

What you need


Pearl barley: ¼ cup
Green split peas: ¼ cup
Zucchini: ¼ cup (chopped into bite size)
Carrot: 1 no (chopped into bite size)
Mushroom: 3 no (chopped into bite size)
Corn cob: 1no
Tomato: 2 no (chopped into bite size)
Onion: ½ cup ( chopped finely)
Ginger garlic paste: 1 teaspoon
Olive oil: 1 ½ tablespoon
Chili powder: ½ teaspoon
Black pepper: ½ teaspoon
Garam masala: ½ teaspoon
Heavy cream: 1 tablespoon
Grated Parmesan cheese: 1 tablespoon
Salt: ½ teaspoon or to taste
Dried parsley:1 teaspoon ( if you have fresh in hand use that)
Water: 3 ½ cup (Use vegetable broth/chicken or beef broth if you have in your hand)

How I made

In a pressure cooker, add washed green peas, pearl barley, chopped zucchini, carrot and corn cob with 3 cups of water, ¼ teaspoon salt and pepper and cook for 5 whistles for about 35 minutes. Switch off the flame and set aside. 
In a skillet heat olive oil and add onion and  fry for 3 minutes or onion slightly change the color then add mushroom and fry for another 3 minutes or until both onion and mushroom fried well. To this add ginger garlic paste and fry for 2 minutes to remove its raw smell. Then add chopped tomato and cook until it become soft and it took about 3 minutes. To this add parsley, chili powder and garam masala and fry for 1 minute and then add cooked green peas- barley-zucchini- carrot- corn mixture, salt and rest of water and bring to a boil. Add heavy cream and let it simmer for a minute. 

Remove from fire and set aside. When you are ready to serve add grated Parmesan cheese and serve. 
Enjoy this healthy creamy soup.

Preparation time: 50 minutes
Yield: 6 serving
Verdict: Creamy, healthy
Will you make it again: Yes I will

I am sending this creamy healthy soup to MLA #34 hosted by Jaya originally started by Susan 
Souper( Soup, Salad & Sammie) Sundays   hosted by  Debinhawaii 
NCR - The Birthday Edition by Tinned tomatos




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  1. tummytuck says

    This soup is delicious. I like this soup for my health. It is very healthy soup. The Soup look fantastic. Thanks for sharing this recipe.
    Tummy tuck

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  2. Deb in Hawaii says

    This looks like such good, healthy comfort food! Thanks for sharing it with Souper Sundays. 😉

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  3. Rosita Vargas says

    soy adicta a este plato se ve estupendo es muy exquisito,deliciosos te felicito,cariños y abrazos.

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  4. HGourmet Foodie says

    This is a deliciously looking soup... not to mention how healthy it is with all the vegetables you have added..

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  5. Sarah Naveen says

    Adipoli ..looks so perfect , healthy and yummy!!

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  6. Malar Gandhi says

    Hearty soup...very flavorful one. Loved the ingredients gone in there

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  7. Joanne says

    I love adding curry flavors to random soups, so I think you did a great job with this one!

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  8. Ramya says

    What a combination of flavors swathi..:-) Refreshing n nutritious soup!! loved it

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  9. Mehjabeen Arif says

    yummy ... looks good.

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  10. Shanavi says

    Soup looks delish, Love all the veggie's in there..esp those vermicelli's..

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  11. Reeni says

    This is super hearty, comforting and delicious! It's packed with goodness and something I would love!

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  12. Claudia says

    When you are used to a ZESTY palate, anything else is a bit on the bland side. I love the zesty side of life myself.

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  13. Ann says

    This looks so delicious- warm and healthy!

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  14. Rebecca from Chow and Chatter says

    great soup so healthy 🙂 and like the Indian touch

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  15. Torviewtoronto says

    healthy delicious combination I like soup with barley

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  16. Now Serving says

    A healthy and hearty soup! leaning to love barley for all its wonderful properties 🙂

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  17. Mary says

    This looks like a really delicious soup. I'd love to have a bowl. Have a great day. Blessings...Mary

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  18. Pushpa says

    A very enjoyable hot healthy and full of flavor barley lentil soup.Looks super delicious.

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  19. Usha says

    Hearty, healthy soup, love it !

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  20. Mark says

    Its sound great and Its very healthy and delicious soup, Thanks for shearing this picture here, Thanks !!
    Kitchen unit

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  21. G.Pavani says

    healthy n delicious soup..

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  22. Padhu says

    Sounds healthy and nice pictures

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  23. girlichef says

    Looks so amazing...comforting and inviting and delicious =)

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  24. Sharmilee! :) says

    Delicious looking soup...nice click

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  25. Ila says

    yummy and delicious soup 🙂

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  26. Aruna Manikandan says

    Healthy delicious soup dear 🙂

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  27. Kalpana Sareesh says

    tata really healthy soup...curry soup..

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  28. maiylah says

    what an interesting combination! am not sure if i've tried garam masala before, but it sounds familiar. would love give this a try, once i get the ingredients. 🙂

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  29. Prathibha says

    Healthy thick soup...

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  30. kaveri says

    Soup looks very appetizing and nutritious...

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  33. Preety says

    healthy soup recipe

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  34. Nandini says

    Healthy soup there...Nice and mouthwatering..

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  35. Sensible Vegetarian says

    Very filling and healthy soup. Love those step by step pictures.

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  36. notyet100 says

    soup looks so filling nd comfrting,..healthy too

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  37. Trisha says

    Thanks for stopping by my blog earlier ... I can't wait to try out some of the yummy veggie stuff u've posted here ... Happy to be a follower!

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  38. Hamaree Rasoi says

    Soup looks very healthy and tasty. Addition of all the veggies look delicious.

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  39. Angela says

    I love the picture of all of your beautiful vegetables waiting to become a lovely soup.

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  40. tigerfish says

    I love this! Everything good and healthful is in one pot!

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  41. SravsCulinaryConcepts says

    delicious and very healthy soup !!

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  42. michelangelo in the kitchen says

    Love to use garam masala in soups! This should really make a delicious and hearty meal on a cold and windy day like we are having lately! Thanks for sharing!

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  43. Candace says

    Delicious and comforting! I would love to have a bowl this right now. It's perfect for these cold, rainy New England nights that we are having. Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting on my blog.

    Have a great evening, Candace

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  44. Cool Lassi(e) says

    A very filling and healthy soup..Barley in a soup would mean no "hunger pangs" for god knows how long. Good recipe Swathi!

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  45. sinfullyspicy.com says

    This looks so yummy and nutritious too.I have never cooked with pea barley.Gotta try it sometime.

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  46. Kairali sisters says

    Very much healthy and filling soup Swathi...

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  47. An Open Book says

    That is as healthy as it can get..awesome recipe

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  48. Peggy says

    What a delicious and comforting bowl of soup! I love your adaptations to the recipe, as well! =)

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  49. JishasKitchen says

    wow..soup looks so healthy and inviting.....

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  50. Priya says

    Wat a healthy,filling and inviting soup, definitely a comforting bowl..

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  51. Suja Sugathan says

    Creamy and delicious soup..really healthy,adipoli dear.

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  52. Gulmohar says

    That's a cool twist with garam masala, no wonder your hubby got confused 🙂

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  53. Suman Singh says

    What a healthy and delicious looking soup..looks so YUM!

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  54. Swarnavalli Suresh says

    nice delicious soup...sounds healthy...

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  55. Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal says

    Absolutely perfect and healthy and right in time for my lunch 🙂

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  56. MaryMoh says

    That thick soup looks very healthy and delicious. Bet it's very good for a light lunch, yet filling. Thanks very much for sharing. MaryMoh at http://www.keeplearningkeepsmiling.com

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  57. Rachu says

    wow.. garam masala in the soup. you should be doing cookery shows.. great ideas!!!
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  58. Reshmi Mahesh says

    This soup looks thick, creamy and super delicious....adding garam masala looks as a gud idea...

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