Usal (Sprouted beans)

Name: Usal (Sprouted beans)
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup Moth beans; 1 medium onion (Finely chopped); 1/2 tsp sugar; As per taste salt; 2 tsp oil; 1/4 tsp cumin seeds; 1 green chilli or 1/4 tsp red chilli powder; 1/4 tsp turmeric powder; For garnishing:; 1 Lemon juice; As required Coriander leaves

Ashwini @cook_7630680

Tokyo

Moth beans is a type of legume, it looks similar to moong beans but has a milder taste than moong after sprouting. This usal of cooked moth sprouts can be eaten with rice or as salad.

Ashwini @cook_7630680

Tokyo

Moth beans is a type of legume, it looks similar to moong beans but has a milder taste than moong after sprouting. This usal of cooked moth sprouts can be eaten with rice or as salad.

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Ingredients

4 servings

1 cupMoth beans
1medium onion (Finely chopped)
1/2 tspsugar
As per tastesalt
2 tspoil
1/4 tspcumin seeds
1green chilli or 1/4 tsp red chilli powder
1/4 tspturmeric powder
For garnishing:
1Lemon juice
As requiredCoriander leaves

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Steps

1

Wash and soak moth beans for 6-7 hours. Remove most of the water and keep in a warm space to sprout covered with a damp cloth. When the moth beans sprout it's ready to be cooked.
2

Heat a pan, add oil. When oil is hot add cumin seeds, fry for 10 sec and add onion. Cook onions until soft add remaining spices and sprouts do 1/2 tbsp water. Cook with partially covered pan. On mid low heat.
3

After 5 mins add sugar and mix well. Cook for 10 more min on low flame or till sprouts are cooked.
4

Serve hot, garnished with chopped coriander and lemon juice.