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Muga Ambat Recipe
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Muga Ambat Recipe

A high protein Coastal Karnataka recipe with green moong sprouts, fresh coconut - grated, dry red chillies. Ready in 50 min, serves 3.

Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳

50 minTotal Time10m prep · 40m cook
3Servings
325-475Est. Cost
HardDifficulty
Directions14 steps
  1. 1

    To begin making the Muga Ambat recipe, Grind coconut, dried red chilies with little water into a paste

    fresh coconut - grated(1 cup)tamarind water(3 tablespoon)water - as required
  2. 2

    Keep aside

  3. 3

    Boil sprouted green gram in enough water with turmeric powder and little salt until it’s cooked

    green moong sprouts(1 cup)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/4 teaspoon)tamarind water(3 tablespoon)salt - to tastewater - as required
  4. 4

    The green gram should be tender but firm, do not make it mushy

    green moong sprouts(1 cup)
  5. 5

    Now add the ground coconut mix into the cooked green gram and continue to cook for about 15 minutes on medium flame

    green moong sprouts(1 cup)fresh coconut - grated(1 cup)
  6. 6

    Add tamarind juice and continue to cook for another 8 minutes

    tamarind water(3 tablespoon)
  7. 7

    In another pan heat oil

  8. 8

    First add onion slices and fry until golden brown

    onion - thinly sliced(1)
  9. 9

    Remove from flame keep aside

  10. 10

    Add mustard seeds and let it splutter

    mustard seeds(1 teaspoon)
  11. 11

    Then add the dried red chilies, curry leaves, mix and turn off flame

    sprig curry leaves(1)
  12. 12

    Add the tempering to the curry

    sprig curry leaves(1)
  13. 13

    Turn off the flame

  14. 14

    Serve Muga Ambat along with Whole Wheat Lachha Paratha and Bhindi Raita for a weekday lunch or dinner

Nutrition Facts

Per serving

324 kcal
Protein13.2g
Carbs41.7g
Fat12g
Fiber9.5g

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