Porridge is a very healthy food, we have known about this since childhood. It is consumed by both children and adults as it contains many nutrients and elements.  There are different porridges and each has its own taste and appearance. Today we will talk to you about preparing delicious pearl barley porridge. It is useful because it has a good effect on the digestive tract.  To prepare the porridge, we will take rolled pearl barley. Since it has a solid and nutritious core.

First, we need to sort out the cereal from unnecessary grains and small particles. Rinse well under running water. Pour clean cereal with cold water overnight to swell, which will help us speed up the preparation of the porridge. In the morning, drain the water, fill it with clean water and put it on low heat to cook, stirring from time to time. When the porridge boils, we salt it to taste and add a piece of butter. Cook the porridge for about half an hour. Cover with a lid, turn off the heat and bring to readiness. With this cooking process, it becomes soft and crumbles well.

Now we will prepare the vegetables for our porridge. We will need onions, carrots, tomatoes. We put a frying pan on the fire and pour in vegetable oil. When the oil is hot enough, add the finely diced onion. Saute it until golden brown and add carrots grated on a coarse grater. Fry everything until done. When the carrots become soft, add finely diced tomatoes. Add a little salt, black pepper and dried basil. Mix everything well and leave to simmer on low heat for a few more minutes. The last step of preparing barley with vegetables is to combine the porridge with a mixture of vegetables. Place the porridge in a frying pan, stir in the vegetables and cover with a lid. Leave for a few more minutes on low heat to allow the flavors of pearl barley and vegetables to combine. The porridge is ready and we will serve it with pickles or tomatoes.

For those who don’t like to eat just porridge, we will prepare a white sauce from champignons and sour cream. To do this, we melt a little butter in a saucepan and place peeled and chopped champignons on it. Cover with a lid and simmer for 10-15 minutes. Then add finely chopped onion, sour cream, salt, cover and simmer for a few more minutes until done.