Ingredients

• barley - 50 gm
• water or stock - 4 cup
• celery - 2 stalks, chopped
• onion - 1/2 cup, chopped
• garlic - 2 tsp, minced
• Chinese beans sprout - 1/2 cup
• green capsicum - 1/2 cup, chopped
• red capsicum - 1/2 cup, chopped
• oyster or button mushroom - 1/2 cup, sliced
• tabasco sauce a few drops, optional
• pepper to taste
• salt to taste

How to Make Barley and Vegetable Soup

• Add water or stock to barley and cook in pressure cooker for 10 minutes.
• Open the cooker after 15 minutes.
• Add rest of the ingredients except salt, pepper and tabasco.
• Simmer till all the vegetables are cooked.
• Season to taste and serve hot.
• Variation:
• Substitute beans sprouts with cooked and shredded chicken breast.