Recipe - Wheat Berries With Onion And Curry

One half cup Wheat berries
2 cup Cold water; for soaking
2 cup Cold water
(or use chicken broth for a
richer flavor)
1 teaspoon Salt; plus
Additional salt to taste
One half teaspoon Freshlyground black pepper;
plus
Additional pepper to taste
1 Onion; finely chopped
2 tablespoon Unsalted butter
2 tablespoon Curry powder
One fourth cup Water
2 tablespoon Coconut milk

Cover the berries with the cold water and soak them overnight. (This will
increase their volume threefold.) Drain and place in a lidded pot. Add 2
cups cold water or chicken broth, one teaspoon salt, and One half teaspoon
pepper. Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook between 1
and 1 One fourth hours, until the berries are tender and have absorbed all the
liquid. They will, however, still retain some crunch. Saute the onion in
the butter until translucent. Add the curry powder and cook, stirring, to
toast the curry powder and coat the onion evenly, about 1 to 2 minutes over
low heat. Add the cooked wheat berries and combine well. Stir in One fourth cup
water. Put a lid on the pot, and steam over medium heat for 10 minutes.
Stir in the coconut milk, adjust the seasoning and serve immediately. This
recipe yields 4