Sprouted Green Moong Chat
Sprouted Moong chaat is very colorful spicy, tangy nutritious dish. A chaat is usually associated with fried foods but the sprouted Moong chaat is a healthy version of chaat with refreshing flavor.
Sprouted Moong is usually blend in taste but by adding cucumber, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, onions and spices and chutney you can makes it a wonderful dish which is very tempting to eat.
In Ayurveda there is a lot of emphasis to include Moong in daily diet. Moong could be eaten in many ways and eating Sprouted Moong chaat is one of the delicious ways to eat Moongs. They can be served for breakfast or as an evening snack. Growing Moong sprouts is fun, involve children in growing them, they will love it.
Sprouted Moong is usually blend in taste but by adding cucumber, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, onions and spices and chutney you can makes it a wonderful dish which is very tempting to eat.
In Ayurveda there is a lot of emphasis to include Moong in daily diet. Moong could be eaten in many ways and eating Sprouted Moong chaat is one of the delicious ways to eat Moongs. They can be served for breakfast or as an evening snack. Growing Moong sprouts is fun, involve children in growing them, they will love it.
Ingredients:
2 Cups sprouted moong dal
(see how to sprout moong beans)
1 Medium size cucumber – chopped in small pieces
1 Medium size white sweet potato or regular potato - Boiled and chopped in
small pieces
2 Tablespoons of fine chopped onion
1 Small ripe tomato – chopped
1 Small chili – fined chopped
1 Tablespoon fresh ginger – grated or fine chopped (optional)
2 Tablespoon chopped coriander leaves
1 Teaspoon sugar (optional)
Seasoning:
½ Teaspoon chat masala
½ Teaspoon roasted jera powder
½ Red chili powder or to your taste
1 Teaspoon sugar (optional)
½ Small lemon
1 Teaspoon salt or to your taste
Chutney:
1 Teaspoon tamarind chutney (optional)
1 Teaspoon of coriander chutney (optional)
Any ingredients could be added or removed
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2 Cups sprouted moong dal
(see how to sprout moong beans)
1 Medium size cucumber – chopped in small pieces
1 Medium size white sweet potato or regular potato - Boiled and chopped in
small pieces
2 Tablespoons of fine chopped onion
1 Small ripe tomato – chopped
1 Small chili – fined chopped
1 Tablespoon fresh ginger – grated or fine chopped (optional)
2 Tablespoon chopped coriander leaves
1 Teaspoon sugar (optional)
Seasoning:
½ Teaspoon chat masala
½ Teaspoon roasted jera powder
½ Red chili powder or to your taste
1 Teaspoon sugar (optional)
½ Small lemon
1 Teaspoon salt or to your taste
Chutney:
1 Teaspoon tamarind chutney (optional)
1 Teaspoon of coriander chutney (optional)
Any ingredients could be added or removed
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Sprouted Green Moong
Chopped Cucumbers
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Chopped Tomatoes
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Chopped Onion
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Sweet potatoes
Ginger-grated
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Green chili-chopped
Sugar
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Chopped coriander leaves
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Seasoning:
Roasted Jeera powder
Salt
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Chat masala
Lemon
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Red chili powder
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Chutney:
Green chutney
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Tamarind chutney
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Directions:
1. First you have to sprout half a cup of whole green moong beans.
2. Wash and rinse sprouted Moong.
1. First you have to sprout half a cup of whole green moong beans.
2. Wash and rinse sprouted Moong.
Sprouted Green Moong Dal
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Wash and rinse sprouted Moong beans
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3. If you like raw sprouts green fresh taste then you don't need to boil the
sprouted Moong Beans.
4. In a pan add sprouted Moong beans and half cup of water and boil for 3 to 5
minutes or until beans become tender, but not mushy. You want the sprouts to
get soft, yet hold its shape and not become mushy. You can even keep them
half cooked if you want a crunchy taste.
sprouted Moong Beans.
4. In a pan add sprouted Moong beans and half cup of water and boil for 3 to 5
minutes or until beans become tender, but not mushy. You want the sprouts to
get soft, yet hold its shape and not become mushy. You can even keep them
half cooked if you want a crunchy taste.
In a pan add sprouted Moong
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Add water
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Cover the pan and let the Sprouted Moong boil
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Sprouted Moongs are boiled
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5. While beans are boiling chop the vegetables and keep them aside or place
them in the refrigerator.
6. Once the Moong beans become tender transfer them into a colander to drain
the hot water out and rinse them with cold water so that they do not cook any
more.
7. Leave the cooked sprouted Moong beans in the colander for few minutes and
let all the water drains out. If you are not making chaat immediately then
transfer the Moong beans in the bowl and place them in the refrigerator.
them in the refrigerator.
6. Once the Moong beans become tender transfer them into a colander to drain
the hot water out and rinse them with cold water so that they do not cook any
more.
7. Leave the cooked sprouted Moong beans in the colander for few minutes and
let all the water drains out. If you are not making chaat immediately then
transfer the Moong beans in the bowl and place them in the refrigerator.
Rinse boiled Moong with cold water
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Let the water drain out
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Boiled sprouted Moong
8. Add chopped cucumbers, chopped potatoes, chopped tomatoes, chopped
onions, chopped or grated ginger and chopped green chilies and sugar and
gently mix with Moong beans.
onions, chopped or grated ginger and chopped green chilies and sugar and
gently mix with Moong beans.
Add all the vegetables and sugar
Mix all the vegetables and sugar with Sprouted Moong beans
9. Add chaat masala, roasted cumin powder, red chili powder and mix.
Add all the spices
Mix all the spices with sprouted Moong beans
Sprouted Green Moong bean chat
10. If you are not serving immediately then cover the bowl and refrigerate.
Cover the bowl
11. Just before serving add salt and lemon juice.(Salt and lemon juice leave
water that is the reason you add just before serving)
water that is the reason you add just before serving)
Add salt and mix
Sprinkle Lemon juice
12. If you are going to add Green chutney and tamarind chutney then add now
and mix with the Moong chaat.
and mix with the Moong chaat.
Add Green chutney and mix
Add Tamarind chutney and mix
13. Sprinkle chopped coriander leaves and mix
Sprinkle chopped coriander leaves
Sprouted Moong Chaat
Sprouted Green Moong Chat
Tips:
1 Do not sprout Moong beans for too long because long sprouts become bitter.
2. You can buy readymade sprouted Moong beans from market but it is always
better and healthy to sprout moong beans at home.
3. Mix all the ingredients in the beans just before serving otherwise chat will
become watery and onion will smell.
4. It takes about 34 to 36 hours to sprout the beans. If you are going to make on Saturday morning then on Thursday night soak the beans, Friday morning drain the water out and cover with a damp towel. Friday evening you will start seeing little sprouts, and towel and beans becomes dry, wet the towel And rinse the beans and place them back. Saturday morning beans will be completely sprouted and
ready to use.
5. In warm weather Moong beans sprout very quick.
1 Do not sprout Moong beans for too long because long sprouts become bitter.
2. You can buy readymade sprouted Moong beans from market but it is always
better and healthy to sprout moong beans at home.
3. Mix all the ingredients in the beans just before serving otherwise chat will
become watery and onion will smell.
4. It takes about 34 to 36 hours to sprout the beans. If you are going to make on Saturday morning then on Thursday night soak the beans, Friday morning drain the water out and cover with a damp towel. Friday evening you will start seeing little sprouts, and towel and beans becomes dry, wet the towel And rinse the beans and place them back. Saturday morning beans will be completely sprouted and
ready to use.
5. In warm weather Moong beans sprout very quick.
Please take the time to let me know what you think about my recipe. Your comments would be helpful to me to improve the recipe.
Thank you
Geeta Seth
Thank you
Geeta Seth
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