Mung bean sprouts curry

Mung bean also known as green bean, mung or moong. In tamil we call it pachchai payaru or paasi payaru or payirtham payaru. This being rich in vitamins and minerals always considered a healthy food and can be used in everything either as a salad or in soups or just as a healthy snack like a sundal. This is free of cholesterol and are ideal for anyone counting on calories. This is a high source of fiber and are easily digestible as it contains the enzymes facilitating the digestive process.



Here is a very tasty typical south indian style of cooking this sprout that goes great with rice, poori, chappattis.

Ingredients:

Onions thin cut lengthwise - 1/2 cup
tomatoes chopped - 1/4 cup
cocunut - 3 tbsp
green chillies - 6
corriander seeds - 1 tsp
fennel seeds - 1 tsp
poppy seeds - 1 tsp
ginger - 1 inch piece
coves - 4
cinnamon - 3 sticks
elachi - 2
sprouts - 2 cups
potatoes cut - 1

Preparation of the curry:

1. Heat very little oil in a pan and fry the onions til it turns translucent
2. Add tomatoes and fry. Adding salt here lets the tomatoes cook fast
3. Grind cocunut, green chillies, ginger, corriander seeds, fennel seeds, poppy seeds, cloves, cinnamon sticks, elachi into a fine paste
4. Add the paste from 3 into the pan and fry for 2 minutes
5. Add the sprouts, potatoes and sufficient water
6. Pressure cook for 1 whistle

I like to eat this curry with white rice and spinach on the side as shown in the picture :)