sprouted green gram
(moong usal)
Ingredients
whole green gram (moong) - 1 cup
onion - one half cup
ginger-garlic paste - 1 teaspoon
green chillies - 1 teaspoon, crushed
red chili powder - 1 teaspoon
jaggery/sugar - 1 tablespoon
lemon juice - one half tablespoon
tomato - one fourth cup, chopped
vegetable oil - 1-2 tablespoons
mustard seeds - 1 teaspoon
turmeric - 1 teaspoon
asafoetida (hing) - a pinch
fresh grated coconut to garnish
salt to taste
cilantro to garnish
Recipe
1. Soak whole green gram in warm water for 5/6 hours or overnight or until the water fully absorbed by the legume. Drain, spread over a thick wet cloth and cover with another wet cloth. Leave it for 7/8 hours or overnight to sprout.
2. Cook green gram in pressure cooker adding water (enough for cooking) , salt and a pinch of turmeric until tender.
3. Heat vegetable oil in a sauce pan, add mustard seeds. When mustard seeds splutters, add turmeric, asafoetida, chopped onions, curry leaves, ginger-garlic paste, crushed green chilies and fry until the onions are translucent.
4. Add cooked green gram, tomatoes, water, garam masala , red chili powder , jaggery , lemon juice, salt. Cook for few more minutes and garnish with fresh grated coconut and cilantro.