The Dalai Lama s Favorite Breakfast is 2,000 Years Old | Ancient Recipes with Sohla

For over 2,000 years, Sherpas on Mt. Everest have been fueled by a Tibetan porridge called tsampa. Sohla cooks up a traditional version of the dish along with yak butter tea - and learns that cooking with sand is strangely satisfying, in this episode of Ancient Recipes. THE RECIPES For the Tsampa: - 1 cup barley - 3 cups sand 1. In a medium bowl, rinse barley with cold tap water, swishing and rubbing the grains with your hands to loosen the hull. Repeat two more times. 2. Add the sand to a wok and heat over high. Add the barley and cook, stirring constantly, until evenly toasted. 3. Sift to remove sand and finely grind the barley into flour in a mortar and pestle. For the Yak Butter Tea: - 4 cups water - 2 tablespoon loose leaf Nepalese tea - 1 teaspoon kosher salt - ½ cup Yak milk - 2 tablespoons yak butter or ghee 1. In a medium pot, bring the water to a boil. Add the tea leaves and boil for two minutes. Add the salt and stir to dissolve. 2. Remove from heat, add the milk, and strain the tea into the churn. 3. Add the butter and churn For the Cham-dur (Tsampa Porridge): - 4 tablespoons tsampa - ½ cup butter tea - 1 teaspoon yak butter or ghee - kosher salt 1. Add Tsampa to a bowl. 2. Add the butter tea, butter & salt. Mix together. Stay up to date on all of your favorite The HISTORY Channel shows at http://history.com/schedule. Ancient Recipes with Sohla takes the food you know and love and traces it back to its origins. In each episode, Sohla El-Waylly details the surprising history of some of our favorite dishes as she attempts to recreate the original version using historical cooking techniques and ingredients. Along the way, Sohla highlights the differences between the ancient recipe and how we would prepare the modern version today. http://histv.co/ancientrecipes Follow Adam Richman as he travels the country and tries the most iconic and forgotten foods of the 1980s. Watch new episodes of Adam Eats the 80s Sundays at 10/9c on The History Channel. #AncientRecipes Subscribe for more Ancient Recipes with Sohla and other great The HISTORY Channel shows: http://histv.co/SubscribeHistoryYT Learn more about The HISTORY Channel and watch full episodes on our site: https://history.com Check out exclusive The HISTORY Channel content: History Newsletter - https://histv.co/newsletter Website - https://histv.co/History Facebook - https://histv.co/Facebook Twitter - https://histv.co/Twitter HISTORY® is the leading destination for award-winning original series and specials that connect viewers with history in an informative, immersive, and entertaining manner across all platforms. The network’s all-original programming slate features a roster of hit series, premium documentaries, and scripted event programming. CREDITS Host Sohla El-Waylly Created By Brian Huffman Executive Producers Sarah Walker Brian Huffman Jon Erwin Executive Producer Sohla El-Waylly Co-Producer John Schlirf Writer Jon Erwin Historian - Scripts Ken Albala Post-Production Supervisors Jon Erwin John Schlirf Editor Craig Brasen Colorist John Schlirf Mixer Tim Wagner Manager, Rights & Clearances Chris Kim Executive Creative Director, A+E Networks Tim Nolan VP, Marketing Production, A+E Networks Kate Leonard VP, Brand Creative, History Matt Neary Music Courtesy of Extreme Music A+E Signature Tracks Additional Footage & Photos Courtesy of Getty Images Alamy Pond5 Wikimedia