Cold Armenian Yogurt Barley Soup By Sy Recipes

COLD ARMENIAN YOGURT-BARLEY SOUP BY SY

Steps:

• In individual bowls add 1/2 cup of yogurt, some barley, a pinch of salt and water.
• Mix into a nice medium thick consistency (like the thickness of buttermilk), sprinkle some dried mint leaves on top.
• Enjoy.

TURKISH BARLEY AND BUTTERMILK (OR YOGURT) SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a heavy pot and saute onions until translucent.
• Add barley and saute, stirring lightly, until translucent and slightly toasty-smelling.
• When onion is well browned, add stock and cook until barley is well done, 45 minutes to an hour (or 25 minutes in a pressure cooker).
• Remove from heat, let cool a bit, and slowly add buttermilk and more stock to thin it if necessary. Sprinkle in dill and add butter or margarine.

SPICY CUCUMBER SOUP WITH YOGURT BY SY

Steps:

• Put cucumbers in a bowl or colander and sprinkle with salt and toss; let stand for about 15-30 minutes
• Put yogurt, sour cream and about 1 cup water into a bowl and blend till smooth (Like the consistency of buttermilk)
• Add cucumber, scallion, garlic, lemon, jalapeno pepper to yogurt mixture. Use a motorized hand blender to chop the cucumber finer and leaving some small chunks; not to fine though. (A Braun hand mixer-chopper works well for blending the yogurt in step #2 and this step #3
• Put into refrigerator to chill
• Serve cold and topped with any combo of fresh dill, mint leaves, chivesà Mrs. Dash spices and/or salt to taste.

MADZOON -ARMENIAN YOGURT

Steps:

• Pour the milk into a saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
• When it comes to a boil, add 1/2 pint of heavy cream, and pour into an earthen bowl or Pyrex dish.
• When it is lukewarm, stir the madzoon starter with a spoon until it is smooth and dilute it with some of the warm milk.
• Pour this mixture into warm milk and stir.
• Set your oven to 200F degrees.
• When heated, turn off oven and place bowl in oven.
• Check in 2 hours for firmness.
• Variation: Use skim milk instead of whole milk and eliminate cream.
• Note: You may use commercial plain yogurt as your starter.

YOGURT-BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Bring the barley and water to a boil in a large pot. Simmer, covered, while proceeding with the rest of the recipe.
• Saute the onions in the butter until translucent.
• Add the carrots and cook, stirring frequently, until the carrots are tender.
• Add water as necessary if the vegetables start to stick.
• When the barley is tender, add the vegetables, mint, and seasonings to the pot.
• Simmer for another 10 minutes.
• Add the yogurt and parsley.
• Carefully warm the soup on low, adding some stock if you want a thinner soup.
• Done!