Moong Dal Sprouts and Mint Dosa- A Refreshing Green Dosa...

                           I am not a loser, yes was able to make my kid eat sprout, that too with goodness of green leaves (mint) added.

                       

                                  Some have digestion or gastric problems towards the moong dal. But sprouting of moong dal helps in digestion with loads of goodness added towards it. Sprouting improves the quality of protein, vitamins, fibre content and essential fatty acids. Sprouts helps in alkalizing your body, i.e, they are anti-cancerous too.

                                       
                                              Adding mint made me as well my dosa refreshing. Mint is considered to be one of the highest anti-oxidant food. Aids in digestion and good for skin.

Sprouts Salad Recipe with Sprouted Lentil(moong sprouts) and boiled peanuts

                         Whenever my amma (mother) makes sprouting of beans,etc; I will just be marvelling over the process. This wonderful world is full of wonders. 
                        I remember one of close friend sprouting this moong beans in our college hostel. She is an encyclopedia with ample information available with her and keeps on experimenting on things. Sprouting was also one of her experiments with sparse utensils available (like plates and tumblers). We friends together reap the benefits of good experiments.

                      Intake of sprouts alone, is difficult for my family as a whole. So added boiled peanuts, with some dash of pepper and salt. This combo made my day...


Prep time 15 mins (regardless of sprouting of beans)
Cooking time Nil

Ingredients
1 cup Sprouted Lentil / Sprouted Mung Beans.
1/2 - 3/4 cup Peanuts (Boiled)
1 Onion Big (Chopped)
1 Tomato (Chopped)
1 tsp Pepper Powder(optional)
1 tbsp Cilantro(Chopped)
As per Taste Salt

Procedure

1. Sprouting of Moong beans is the first step.
2. Then boil the raw peanuts for 5-6 whistles in pressure cooker.
3. Chop the onion, tomato, cilantro and set aside.
4. Now mix all the above ingredients, add salt and pepper as per taste.
5. Sprouts salad is ready. 

                          Note:

• You can add lemon juice if needed.
• 1 tsp of chat masala can also be added. It gives a good flavor and taste.
• You can also add the roasted peanuts, will end in different taste.

Click here for sprouting of lentils....

Green Gram Curry

                Usually the recipes using green gram are simple and tasty. Cooking with green gram is fast when compared to other pulses because the soaking and cooking time is less for green gram. For this simple recipe no grinding is also required.

Prep time 10 mins

Cooking time 15-20 mins

Ingredients 

1/2 cup Green Gram

2-3 Small Onion (Sambar Onion)

2 Tomatoes Medium sized

1 Green Chilly

1 tsp Cumin Seeds

1/2 tbsp Chilly powder

1/4 tsp Turmeric powder

1pinch Hing

as per taste Salt

For Seasoning

2 tsp Oil

1 Dried Chilly

1 tsp Mustard Seeds

1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds

Few Curry Leaves

Procedure

    First dry roast the green gram lightly ( until a good smell comes). Cut the small onion and green chilly lengthwise, and also cut the tomatoes.

   Then in a pressure cooker put the roasted green gram, cut onion, tomatoes, chilly along with cumin seeds, chilly powder, turmeric powder and hing. No need to add salt while pressure cooking. Let this cooker for 8-10 whistles. 

Now open the cooker, add salt as per your salt and mix the boiled green gram with your ladle.

Finally season the curry. Garnish it with Coriander leaves.

                 Note:  As we have not soaked the green gram 8- 10 whistles is needed.

• if you are soaking the green gram then 4-5 whistles will be enough for cooking
• the same can be done by sprouting the green gram also.

               While cooking the green gram it should not turn so mushy also.

The simple tasty green gram curry can be taken along with rice, roti, even idli and dosa.

               

Sprouts Cucumber paratha

Sprouts Cucumber Paratha

           This is my very first post, so i would like make it as a healthy one.  In a weekend i made bhel puri and i had some cucumber left out, so i tried making paratha with it.
To make the recipe more healthy i tried adding sprouts and it came out very well. This one will be surely liked by kids also n healthy too.

Ingredients:
Wheat flour / Atta -2 cups
Sprouts(green gram) - 8-10 tbsp
Onion (big) -1
Cucumber-1
Carrot-1
Green Chilly-2
Cumin seeds-2 tsp
Coriander leaves
Salt to taste

Preparation Steps:

First grate the cucumber and carrot. Then chop the onion, green chillies and coriander leaves.
Now add sprouts, cumin seeds and salt to taste.

Mix all the above with the atta and make the dough.

   Note:
While kneading the dough no need to add water, because cucumber has adequate amount of water in it.
If still the dough is hard add very little water and knead the dough. Adding water should be little by little only.
Make balls out of the dough and make parathas.

 Cook with medium flame on both the sides.

Healthy and tasty is Sprouts Cucumber paratha is ready.
Goes well with onion chutney.