Cool down the heat with Barley's Sattu (Saweeq)

[Tibb-e-Nabawi course]

We are in the peak summer, & the world has changed & will change more, rising temperatures in the cold regions & countries is one of the signs of Qiyaamah.

I have seen temperatures in Hejaaz crossing 57 Celsius, reaching upto 60 (near volcanoes & the carpeted lava-fields), but when temperature rises in cool areas, it is abnormal.

For summer, Barley's Sattu (Saweeq) drink is the best, it will quench your thirst & will give a chilling effect in your stomach, sweeten it with Honey, molasses, brown sugar & even white sugar if you have no alternatives.

I usually make Saweeq by roasting whole barley flour (it is easier) but the folk / old village styled Sattu (Saweeq) was prepared by dry-roasting barley grains & then they were ground.

That Sattu was sold in the streets by poor people, & I remember that it was coarse, not like a flour, it was sweetened by Shakkar (brown sugar).

See our recipes below :

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Sattu with mildly roasted whole barley flour

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Dark Sattu (Saweeq) made from whole barley flour

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The old village styled Sattu (Barley Saweeq ~ سويق الشعير)