Sprouted Moong Usli Recipe | Green Gram Sundal
Sprouted Moong Usli is a simple, protein-packed vegetarian recipe that can be served for any meal. It is one of the best recipes to try with mung bean sprouts. Sundal or usli is a popular recipe during Ganesh Chaturthi, Navratri, or any fasting and vrat days.
Servings: 2
Calories: 105kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 cups Sprouted mung beans, green gram moong, pachai payaru, hesaru kaalu
- 1 tablespoon Coconut oil
- 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds
- 1 teaspoon Urdal dal
- 1 Leaflet Curry leaves
- 1 Red chile
- 2 Green chilies slit
- ⅓ cup water adjust as needed
- ½ teaspoon Salt, to taste
- ¼ teaspoon Hing asafoetida
- 1 to 2 tablespoon Coconut grated optional
Instructions
- In a pan on medium flame, heat oil.1 tablespoon Coconut oil
- Add mustard seeds. WHen they splutter, add urad dal, curry leaves, and red chile and saute until urad dal becomes golden in color.1 teaspoon Mustard seeds, 1 teaspoon Urdal dal, 1 Leaflet Curry leaves, 1 Red chile
- Add sprouted moong bean, green chilies, salt and water and mix. Cover and cook on a medium flame for 5 minutes.2 cups Sprouted mung beans, green gram, 2 Green chilies, ⅓ cup water
- Open the lid and mix well. Cover and cook for another 5 minutes. The cooking time varies depending on the texture you love for sprouted moong. For a slightly crisp texture, the total cooking time is 10 minutes; for a softer texture, cook for 20 minutes with a little extra water.
- Add hing and coconut and mix well. Switch off the flame.¼ teaspoon Hing, 1 to 2 tablespoon Coconut
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Notes
- You can cook this in a pressure cooker for 1 whistle instead of cooking in the pan. This will give it a nice creamy texture.
- Feel free to add cubes of potatoes or raw banana (kele) if needed.
- Sundal or usli is a very flexible recipe that allows you to adjust all ingredients to your liking.
Nutrition
Calories: 105kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 157mg | Potassium: 120mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 304IU | Vitamin C: 61mg | Calcium: 25mg | Iron: 1mg