Mung Bean Sprouts Upkari Recipe - Mung Beans Stir Fry
A high protein Indian recipe with green moong sprouts, cumin seeds (jeera), mustard seeds. Ready in 30 min, serves 4.
Curated byAarav Mehta🇮🇳
Instructions
17 steps- 1
To begin making the Moong Bean Sprouts Upkari Recipe, we will sprout the moong beans firstly
green moong sprouts(2 cups) - 2
Take 1 cup of moong beans and wash thoroughly in water
green moong sprouts(2 cups) - 3
Drain and soak in plenty of water for at least 6 to 8 hours or even overnight
- 4
Next day, drain the soaked beans thoroughly and place in a large bowl; make sure there is some moisture left in the beans
- 5
Close the bowl with a lid and keep in a warm place to allow the mung beans to sprout for about 8 to 12 hours, depending upon the weather
- 6
Mung beans start sprouting faster in warm weather
- 7
After you have got the desired length of sprouts, you can use it in any dish you like
green moong sprouts(2 cups) - 8
To make the Moong Bean Sprouts Upkari Recipe, heat coconut oil in a heavy bottomed pan
green moong sprouts(2 cups)tablespoons fresh coconut - grated(2)teaspoons coconut oil(2) - 9
Once the oil is hot, add mustard seeds and once they begin to crackle, stir in the cumin seeds, dry red chillies and hing
cumin seeds (jeera)(1/2 teaspoon)mustard seeds(1/2 teaspoon)dry red chillies - broken into 2 to(3 pieces) - 10
Sauté for a few seconds
- 11
Immediately add 2 cups of bean sprouts, turmeric powder and salt to taste; give it a good stir
green moong sprouts(2 cups)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/4 teaspoon)salt - to taste - 12
Sprinkle some water and close the pan with a tight lid
- 13
Let the sprouts cook in its own steam
green moong sprouts(2 cups) - 14
As soon as the sprouts are cooked to the texture you like (some people prefer it soft and some with still a bite in it, like the way I do), stir in the grated coconut
green moong sprouts(2 cups)tablespoons fresh coconut - grated(2)teaspoons coconut oil(2) - 15
Heat through for about a minute and remove from heat
- 16
Serve hot
- 17
Serve Moong Bean Sprouts Upkari Recipe along with Methi Chaman and Phulkas for a weekday meal with family
green moong sprouts(2 cups)
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Mung Bean Sprouts Upkari Recipe - Mung Beans Stir Fry
A high protein Indian recipe with green moong sprouts, cumin seeds (jeera), mustard seeds. Ready in 30 min, serves 4.
Curated byAarav Mehta🇮🇳
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Directions
17 steps- 1
To begin making the Moong Bean Sprouts Upkari Recipe, we will sprout the moong beans firstly
green moong sprouts(2 cups) - 2
Take 1 cup of moong beans and wash thoroughly in water
green moong sprouts(2 cups) - 3
Drain and soak in plenty of water for at least 6 to 8 hours or even overnight
- 4
Next day, drain the soaked beans thoroughly and place in a large bowl; make sure there is some moisture left in the beans
- 5
Close the bowl with a lid and keep in a warm place to allow the mung beans to sprout for about 8 to 12 hours, depending upon the weather
- 6
Mung beans start sprouting faster in warm weather
- 7
After you have got the desired length of sprouts, you can use it in any dish you like
green moong sprouts(2 cups) - 8
To make the Moong Bean Sprouts Upkari Recipe, heat coconut oil in a heavy bottomed pan
green moong sprouts(2 cups)tablespoons fresh coconut - grated(2)teaspoons coconut oil(2) - 9
Once the oil is hot, add mustard seeds and once they begin to crackle, stir in the cumin seeds, dry red chillies and hing
cumin seeds (jeera)(1/2 teaspoon)mustard seeds(1/2 teaspoon)dry red chillies - broken into 2 to(3 pieces) - 10
Sauté for a few seconds
- 11
Immediately add 2 cups of bean sprouts, turmeric powder and salt to taste; give it a good stir
green moong sprouts(2 cups)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/4 teaspoon)salt - to taste - 12
Sprinkle some water and close the pan with a tight lid
- 13
Let the sprouts cook in its own steam
green moong sprouts(2 cups) - 14
As soon as the sprouts are cooked to the texture you like (some people prefer it soft and some with still a bite in it, like the way I do), stir in the grated coconut
green moong sprouts(2 cups)tablespoons fresh coconut - grated(2)teaspoons coconut oil(2) - 15
Heat through for about a minute and remove from heat
- 16
Serve hot
- 17
Serve Moong Bean Sprouts Upkari Recipe along with Methi Chaman and Phulkas for a weekday meal with family
green moong sprouts(2 cups)
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