Nigella Lawson cooks farro risotto with mushrooms on Nigellissima.

Nigella says: “You do have to go to a deli to buy farro but it is worth it. It’s best described in taste terms as whole-wheat barley. And the great joy with farro is that you don’t have to stir while it cooks as you would with risotto rice. This seems like a low key recipe but that’s only to look at – not to taste.”

The ingredients for the dish are: pearled farro (perlato), dried porcini, chestnut mushrooms, a leek, ricotta, Parmesan, olive oil, dry Marsala, stock (chicken or vegetable), garlic, thyme (fresh or dried), fresh parsley.

See how Nigella prepares her dish in this video: