Mung Bean Recipes And Their Various Benefits

By Sandra Campbell


Sometimes, you might want to try something new in the kitchen. This can be incorporating a vegetable or meat you rarely use, or even cutting some things from your diet. One very healthy way to do this is by trying a mung bean recipes. These beans are normally pale yellow, green, or black in color and are also referred to as green grams. They can be bought when whole, split and peeled, or even ground.

Beans can sometimes be inconvenient to cook, especially if you are in a hurry. This is mainly because they might need to be soaked before boiling. With green grams, as mung beans are commonly called, soaking them is optional. For recipes where you need to add them before boiling, soak them for two hours, or even overnight.

These beans can be cooked in a curry, mixed with vegetables to make a salad, or even mixed with honey to make a desert. The way you choose to cook them, will depend on your mood at that particular moment. You can also choose to let them sprout, by letting them soak for a while in the dark.

One easy way to cook them is to stew them on their own. You will just need to add them to the pan where you are cooking onions and tomatoes. After the tomatoes are well done, you can add the pre-boiled mung beans and leave them to simmer for a while. You can add coriander, garlic, curry powder, some chili, and some turmeric, to season the food. You can also make the dish a bit more coastal, by adding some coconut milk to the boiling food.

Very many people are embracing plant based diets. One concern for most of them though, is that they need to eat a lot of vegetables, to get enough protein. Feeding on green grams will provide you with almost as much protein, as you got from meat. These plants have compounds which act as tumor inhibitors, which is very good in a world with rising cancer cases.

Most people are a bit scared of legumes, because of their history of giving people flatulence. With green grams, you do not need to worry about this. They are also surprisingly high in fiber, meaning you do not need to worry about getting constipated. The high levels of soluble fibers are also very good for helping to lower cholesterol levels.

If you have liver trouble, eating these plants may be good for you. They have high levels of lecithin, which has been shown to reduce liver fat. Eating them in small potions daily or a few times a week, has also been seen to reduce high blood pressure, and is also good for the heart.

Most people take a lot of concoctions in a bid to assist your body get rid of harmful toxins. Eating a few servings of these plants every week, will help your body to do this. You skin will also look better, as it will boost the production of collagen.




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