Recipe
Homemade Long Sprouts (Sprouted Mung Beans)
Homemade Long Sprouts (Sprouted Mung Beans) is the comforting dinner for the hour when nobody wants to decide.
Onion and tomato or passata lead the pot. The rest is heat and salt.
Give it about 30 minutes.
Ingredients
- 1–2 onion
- 2 medium or 1 cup tomato or passata
- 1–2 tbsp ginger-garlic
- spices (turmeric, cumin, garam masala), to taste
- 2 tbsp oil or ghee
Steps
- Prep all ingredients from your grocery list (wash, chop, measure).
- Heat oil or ghee in a pan; sauté onion and ginger-garlic until fragrant.
- Add tomatoes/spices from your list; cook until the base looks thick, 5–7 min.
- Add the main ingredients; simmer with a little water until everything is tender and cooked through.
- Taste, adjust salt and spice, and serve hot.
The reel
Tips
- Taste for salt before it leaves the pan. The pinch is easy to miss.
- Keep ginger and garlic moving in the oil so they toast instead of burn.
- Warm the bowl. A hot dish on a cold plate goes quiet in a minute.
Questions
How long does it take?
Homemade Long Sprouts (Sprouted Mung Beans) takes about 30 minutes, from the first cut to the plate.
Is it kid-friendly?
Not as written. Homemade Long Sprouts (Sprouted Mung Beans) isn't marked kid-friendly. Taste the heat before you serve it to kids, and set their portion aside if you add hot chili.
What can I substitute?
No onion? Yellow onion stands in at the same amount. The dish still tastes like Homemade Long Sprouts (Sprouted Mung Beans).
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