SPROUTED MOONG CHAAT

Sprouted Moong Chaat is healthy, spicy and colorful chaat recipe. Moong is good source of protein and calcium. If you are chaat lover and want to try out healthy and fat free recipe then don't miss to try this out.

Preparation time : 20 minutes
Serves : 3

Ingredients for Sprouted Moong Chaat

Sprouted moong / Green gram - 1 ½ cups
Potato cut into cubes - 1
Tomato finely chopped - 1
Onion finely chopped  - 1 ( reserve 1 tablespoon for garnish)
Ginger grated - 1 inch
Garlic  finely chopped - 3 cloves
Green Chili finely chopped - 2
Vegetable Oil - 1 tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Curry leaves - 4
Asafoetida/Hing - ⅛ tsp
Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
Red Chili flakes - 1 tsp
Red Chili powder - 1 tsp
Garam masala - ¼ tsp
Chaat masala - 1 tsp
Water - ¼ cup

For garnish - Finely chopped onions, tomatoes, yogurt/curd, chopped coriander/cilantro leaves, red chili powder, chat masala, and sev.

Steps to Prepare Sprouted Moong Chaat

• In a pan on medium heat add oil, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves, turmeric powder, red chili flakes and hing. Saute until mustard seeds splutter.
• Add onions, garlic, green chilis, grated ginger and saute until onion turns light brown. Add potatoes and tomatoes, and cook for 5 minutes.
• Add sprouted moong dal, red chili powder, garam masala, chat masala and mix gently. Add ¼ cup water, then cover and cook on medium flame for 5 minutes.

This chat may be served warm or cold. To serve, plate the cooked moong dal on a serving platter, add a tablespoon of yogurt, chopped onions, tomatoes, chat masala, chili powder, sev and coriander leaves. Enjoy!

How to Sprout Moong

• Wash and soak moong dal overnight in water. next morning drain completely.
• Cover and keep it in warm place for another day. Depending on weather it might take a day or two.