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🍽️ Spiced Pearl Barley Stew with Oriental Flavors

342 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 150 g Celery (2 stalks)
• 150 g Carrots (2 Carrots)
• 100 g Leek (1 small stalk)
• 2 Garlic cloves
• 2 tbsp Olive oil
• 1 tsp Cinnamon
• 1 tsp Ground cumin
• 1200 ml Classic vegetable broth
• 175 g Pearl barley
• 425 g Chickpeas (can, drained weight)
• 1 bunch Parsley
• 8 Dried plums
• Salt
• Pepper

Instructions

1. 1. Thoroughly wash the celery.
2. 2. Remove the stringy fibers from the celery.
3. 3. Cut the celery into small cubes of about one centimeter.
4. 4. Peel the carrots.
5. 5. Cut the carrots into cubes of one centimeter size as well.
6. 6. Wash the leek thoroughly.
7. 7. Remove the green tops and root ends from the leek.
8. 8. Cut the leek into thin strips.
9. 9. Peel the garlic cloves.
10. 10. Mince the garlic very finely.
11. 11. Heat the olive oil in a large pot.
12. 12. Add the chopped vegetables and garlic to the pot.
13. 13. Sauté the vegetables over medium heat for four to five minutes.
14. 14. Wait until the vegetables have lost their color and become soft.
15. 15. Sprinkle cinnamon over the vegetables.
16. 16. Sprinkle cumin over the vegetables.
17. 17. Pour the vegetable broth into the pot.
18. 18. Bring the mixture to a boil.
19. 19. Add the pearl barley to the boiling broth.
20. 20. Cook the pearl barley for fifteen minutes.
21. 21. Drain the chickpeas in a colander.
22. 22. Rinse the chickpeas under cold water.
23. 23. Add the chickpeas to the pot with the pearl barley.
24. 24. Cook the dish for another ten to fifteen minutes.
25. 25. Wash the parsley thoroughly.
26. 26. Spin the parsley dry.
27. 27. Pick the parsley leaves off the stems.
28. 28. Chop the parsley leaves coarsely.
29. 29. Cut the dried plums into quarters.
30. 30. Season the stew with salt.
31. 31. Season the stew with pepper.
32. 32. Stir the chopped parsley into the stew.
33. 33. Stir the plum pieces into the stew.
34. 34. Bring the stew to a boil one more time.
35. 35. Serve the stew immediately.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 342
• Protein: 12 g · Fett/Fat: 7 g · Carbs: 53 g