I need barley biscuits

[din]

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Update - 13th July 2008

Got new packet of Barley biscuits, so here it is, I mean photos

Anyone really want to taste it, PM your postal address and I will courier it to you.

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From Left - a plate full of Barley biscuits, Din

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From Left - a plate full of Barley biscuits, Din enjoying it.

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Criminal Din - Shows Barley Biscuit instead of the board these guys hold when the cops take their photo

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Finally, a close-up photo of the much awaited Barley Biscuit.

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Got this from Best Bakers - Kaloor, Cochin, Kerala.

Expect a blog post too LOL
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OK, you might be thinking WTH, what happened to this guy (already crazy that you know lol)

OK, I used to have barley biscuits when I was a kid (does not mean that I am very old now. Slightly old, thats all.). Recently I tried to get the same, went to every bakery I see but seems nobody makes it now

If you haven't seen it before, it is yellowish in color, square in shape, not flat always, slightly bend, and like small frills at border. It will be written - Barley (now do not asking me what font it is, it was running letters) on every biscuit. Of course it is made of barley, sweet and very tasty.

I know it was not by any major brands, was made in local bakeries.

I tried my level best in google images but no luck

Anybody seen / ate it before ? Anyone know from where I will get ? Or going one more step further, any good soul out there who can buy and courier me some ? I will pay for all expenses.

(I see first reply now itself !! Now this is chit-chat or bakery section ?)

[narangz]

Never ever saw a barley biscuit

[krazzy]

I grew up eating biscuits (among other things) but never ate or saw one with barley in it.

[Faun]

may be my memory is weak but i remember vaguely a biscuit named barley
and various others, khatta meetha(sour sweet), namkeen(ummm...salty). A kaaju shaped biscuit was mine favorite , it was teh best one, tasted teh best.

[adi007]

lol...i think barley biscuit is now called parley biscuit...

[Pathik]

Is barley even grown in India??
Btw din uncle, bachpan ke din yaad aa rahe hai.. Kya baat hai.?

[narangz]

Yes, even in Punjab I suppose.

[din]

@Pathik

I have no clue. Sometimes it is like that. May be I am getting too old ! lol

Anyway, no, thats not Parley.

[Rockstar11]

Originally Posted by T159

A kaaju shaped biscuit was mine favorite , it was teh best one, tasted teh best.

kaaju shaped namkeen biscuit.... kal hi maine khaaye the.....

[NucleusKore]

I remember too Din, guess they don't make them any more. We ONLY get junk food now. Welcome to the 21st century

[victor_rambo]

I think we get barley biscuits here! I am not very sure because I never had them. But lately I have seen some shops here keeping some local biscuits which they claim are useful for health. Rg: nachni biscuits, dink laddoo, etc. I will check here of they have it.

[Lucky_star]

Buy a pack of barley powder. Make a dough of it adding maida(works as a filler), necessary sugar, some cardamom powder, little bit of scraped coconut(thenga peera in malayalam), salt etc. Roll it flat in to medium thickness. Cut it out in to whichever shape you want. Bake it in oven and you have Barley biscuits ready

[praka123]

@Din: barley biscuits are famous in Kottayam area ask @domi to courier you.else even I can try.First I will take a photo of the damn thing to make sure

It is like,square biscuits without much sweet and all?right?

though I definitely hated biscuits while was a kid,I tolerated this local biscuits.


also here in mvpa and all,there is oatmeal biscuits to lure patients in hospital may be
Ask Anns bakery in Kadavanthra Junction Anns ppl always got it.

[din]

Prakash, yes, I think you got it. But rectangle in shape, yellow to light brown color, sweet - hmm, I think not too sweet, but ok kinda ?

Anns, thats a great idea, never thought of that. Yes, I know that shop, will sure go there tomo. Wish me good luck

Else I will bug Domi / you

@Lucky_star

You are serious or you were joking ? In second case, I will come to your house directly and will beat you up

[praka123]

go Din!best of Luck

[krates]

ayin biscuit ka thread

[MetalheadGautham]

its healthier to take barley water and/or steamed barley, if you are looking towards eating it for health reasons.

[praka123]

you said bar-ley water?
Yes!I regularly take!

[phreak0ut]

If you guys are wondering how the biscuit looks, here it is

Din uncle( ) you can order from China, if you want http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/52..._Biscuits.html

[din]

Oh Nooooooooooooooo

This is for MetalheadGautham and phreak0ut

I mean -

1. No health reasons at all. I just remembered that and wanted to eat some, that is all

2. No, the biscuit does not look like this. Entirely different. Else I could have ordered even from China

[narangz]

^^Never trust Chinese "material"

[Faun]

Originally Posted by Rockstar11

kaaju shaped namkeen biscuit.... kal hi maine khaaye the.....

i will try to get them after my exams

[din]

narangz, lol, you are right !!

@phreak0ut

That is a 'Fake' barley biscuit

[narangz]

If you get them please post a picture here, Din Sir. Now I am curious to see how do they look

[BBThumbHealer]

@ din , u can get barley biscuits of the international brand McVities .... u can get them easily on a store which stock imported bakery products !

[phreak0ut]

@Din-OMG!! One more chinese fake products! Will they come up with anything of their own!?

[praka123]

NO!barley biscuits were available for many decades in India !

[Lucky_star]

@din, I am serious. As far as I remember, mom used to make such biscuits back in my school days. Those won't have the exact look as the branded ones. But taste will be somewhat similar.

[narangz]

Yeah you can make it at home if you know the ingredients.

[din]

@Lucky_star

I am sorry, thought you were joking. OK, I will try to get the biscuit, but if I do not get it, I will definitely try it. Thanks a lot. And yes, the one I mentioned was not a branded one. But it was my favorite.