Orange barley water - 1
BARLEY1/4 CUP
DRIED WINTER MELON4-5 STICKS (OPTIONAL)
FRESH ORANGE JUICE1/2 CUP- 1 CUP
WATER5-6 CUPS
SUGARAS NEEDED
Orange barley water - 2

METHOD:

  • Wash the barley and cook in a wide saucepan with 5-6 cups of water till the barley becomes soft and cooked nicely.
  • If adding dried winter melon add it while cooking the barley. this took 10 to 12 minutes.
winter melon - 3
  • allow this to cool, discard the winter melon sticks and the barley. Take out the water and add the freshly made orange juice to this.
  • Mix well and refrigerate this for an hour and enjoy it cool. You can add orange segments to the juice while serving.
Orange barley water - 4

NOTE:

  1. You can replace Orange with lemon, water melon , cantaloupe and strawberry too.
  2. You can add butter milk to this and salt to this to have an savoury version of barley water