Sprouted Moong

Since childhood, I have been enjoying moong sprouts. Google on health benefits of sprouts and you will come across ample of web sites that speak a lot lot about what sprouts are.

I like the taste of sprouted moong. So, I prefer to consume it raw. However you can steam it also.

How to make sprouted moong? Oh that is so easy. NO NEED TO BUY THOSE PROURT MAKERS!!

If I want to consume it in the breakfast:

1. I take around 75 ml of moong (I use measuring cups, so it is ml),
2. Wash a couple of times and soak it in approximately 200 ml water.
3. Cover the container and let it stay overnight.

The next day morning, soaked moong seeds will swell. Roots might not have come out. But this way also it can be consumed.

If you want root to come out, then you need to soak around 24 hours earlier. After 12 hours, drain the water and keep it as it is. By the next day, roots will come out.

Note that if the room temperature is lower than 30 deg C, you need to soak it in lukewarm water and keep it over the fridge (own a 165 ltr fridge, with coil at the back, so it is always warmer behind the fridge). So, it will remain warm.

How to Steam sprouted moong?

1. Drain the water and transfer the sprouted moong into a small metal container.
2. Sprinkle some salt on it and mix well.
3. Put some water in the pressure cooker.
4. Put that moong container in the pressure cooker.
5. PUT A LEAD ON THE CONTAINER since we don’t want cooker water to come inside the container.
6. Close the cooker, without “siti” on it.
7. Turn on the gas to High.
8. When the cooker starts steaming, reduce the heat to low.  You can set 15-minute timer on your mobile phone and rest.
9. After 15 min, turn off the heat
10. KEEP THE COOKER AS IT IS FOR THE NEXT 15 – 30 MINs. And then open the cooker.
11. Take the container out.

Ok I enjoy it in four different ways:

• Enjoy as it is. Just salted.
• Sprinkle some Chat masala to make it tastier
• Mix it with curd (if you added more salt then needed he he he)
• Sprinkle a tsp sugar and a tsp of lime-juice on it, mix well and enjoy.