The tool for frying highland barley is the first large iron pot with a concave diameter of about 40 cm. Secondly, after screening, the bottom of the wok is covered with small holes, which can leak fine sand and separate the barley grains from the sand. In addition, there is a T-shaped wooden tool, which is about 40 cm long. One side of the beam part has a groove with two communicating ends, which can be used to end the pot and stir the hot sand.
The stove for frying highland barley is made of adobe, which is in a "string" shape with a row of 3 or 4 stove holes, and the size and shape of the stove holes are the same as those of the frying pan. After ignition, all the furnace holes are generally placed on the wok, which can be fried in sequence and run in line to make full use of energy.
Before frying highland barley, two preparations should be made. First, stir-fry sand-spread a proper amount of sand in the wok and heat it with strong fire; The second is to dip the highland barley in water-pour the highland barley into a clay pot and add water. After a while, take out the stuffing from the water outlet at the bottom of the clay pot and drain it. This not only achieves the purpose of slightly cleaning the highland barley, but also makes the fried highland barley swell and have a crisp effect.
When frying highland barley, a proper amount of highland barley (a handful or so) is piled on the fine sand in the wok. When the sand is quite hot-the temperature is controlled by the operator's experience or feeling, the operator bites the edge of the wok with the notch of the "T-handle", holds the wooden handle with both hands, lifts the wok with his left hand in front and his right hand behind, and knocks the wok like a mainland chef. In a flash, the hot sand collided with barley, and the crackling and banging kept ringing, like putting a small whip in the New Year. The sound was so crisp and scrambling, rendering the air warm and cheerful. After several times of stir-frying, I quickly poured this still "energetic" pot into the pot-shaped sieve, and immediately sifted the sand back into the pot, leaving only a pile of grinning "laughing" fried highland barley in the pot-shaped sieve.
Grinding the fried highland barley into powder is Baba.
Mow is often used to grind Baba. If you see a lonely square house located on a tributary of the river, how many colorful prayer flags are inserted in the house; If you hear the monotonous and endless "click-click" sound from time to time, accompanied by one or two ringing bells, it is a water mill.
In the water mill, the beams, rafters, purlins, columns, doors and windows on the rough four-walled walls are covered with a thick layer of Bazin powder, and everywhere they go, they are all white.
Besides water mill, there is also hand mill. Hand grinding is not big, and it is rotated by manpower. Because it is easy to carry and not limited by natural conditions, it is used in pastoral areas.