Bean Sprouts are an extremely healthy and delicious way to enjoy legumes. Although sprouting can seem intimidating to some, it is really an easy process. Any whole bean can be sprouted – Mung, Garbanzo, Moth, Adzuki, Lentil, etc. Sprouts can be eaten raw in salads or cooked. Try this simple method for Mung Beans and be on your way enjoying Mung Sprouts.
Ingredients:
Whole Mung Beans – 1 cup (yields 4 cups sprouted)
Water – 6 cups
Cheesecloth or thin dish towel
Method:
1. Wash Mung Beans well and soak them in Water overnight.
2. Drain all of the water from the Mung Beans.
3. Soak cheesecloth or thin dish towel in water and gently squeeze out the water (leaving a little).
4. Place soaked Mung Beans in a cheesecloth or thin dish towel and twist the sides of the cloth together.
5. Place cloth with Mung Beans inside of a container with a lid. Do not use a clear container.
6. Cover the container and keep it in a warm, dark place away from drafts. (Oven, in OFF position works well).
7. Leave the Mung Beans for 2 days checking on them occasionally. If the cloth seems to have dried up, lightly sprinkle water on it to re-moisten it.
8. In 2 days, the Mung Sprouts will be ready to eat, raw or cooked.
9. If you don’t want to use them right away, they can be refrigerated or you can freeze them.
10. Follow the same method for any type of whole beans.
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I migrated to Melbourne Australia 35 Years ago and i am very happy to have come across your nice website with all these recipies. Keep up the good work .God Bless Harold Gomez.
Cheese cloth is basically a very thin cotton cloth. The Cheese Cloth available in American stores like Wal-Mart has a weave which is very loose. If you use this, you will have to use 4-5 layers of the cloth. Or, you can use cloth like that of a dhoti.
Hi Hetal,
I love to cook ur receipes, i bought the cheese cloth it seems to be to small to hold sprouts… can u tell me the width and length of cheese cloth ur using.. so that i can buy the same..
You can still use what you bought. Just place the soaked beans in a pan with a lid and cover the top with the wet cheese cloth and close the lid tightly. It should still sprout.
Hi Hetal, Anuja.. Another way of sprouting is by putting the soaked beans (after removing all the water) in a hot-case and place it in warm temperature (as u mentioned, oven will do). This is easier way and you will not need cheesecloth.
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May 27th, 2008 at 5:36 pm
Hello,
Can you point me to the dahl recipe that incorporates the sprouted mung beans? Thank you.
-Richard
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May 27th, 2008 at 6:11 pm
Hi Richard,
The video is in production and will come out soon.
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October 9th, 2008 at 4:18 am
I thought kidney bean sprouts are toxic???
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October 9th, 2008 at 11:15 pm
Thanks for bringing up an interesting point…it seems that the toxins are removed by cooking sprouted kidney beans.
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November 30th, 2008 at 3:14 pm
good one..
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February 25th, 2009 at 6:46 am
I migrated to Melbourne Australia 35 Years ago and i am very happy to have come across your nice website with all these recipies. Keep up the good work .God Bless Harold Gomez.
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March 23rd, 2009 at 7:46 pm
Hello Ladies,
From where can i buy CheeseCloth?.
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March 23rd, 2009 at 8:07 pm
Hi AM,
Cheese cloth is basically a very thin cotton cloth. The Cheese Cloth available in American stores like Wal-Mart has a weave which is very loose. If you use this, you will have to use 4-5 layers of the cloth. Or, you can use cloth like that of a dhoti.
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sudha Reply:
June 27th, 2009 at 2:26 am
Hi Hetal,
I love to cook ur receipes, i bought the cheese cloth it seems to be to small to hold sprouts… can u tell me the width and length of cheese cloth ur using.. so that i can buy the same..
Thanks
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hetal Reply:
June 28th, 2009 at 9:34 pm
You can still use what you bought. Just place the soaked beans in a pan with a lid and cover the top with the wet cheese cloth and close the lid tightly. It should still sprout.
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May 11th, 2009 at 7:39 pm
Hi Hetal, Anuja.. Another way of sprouting is by putting the soaked beans (after removing all the water) in a hot-case and place it in warm temperature (as u mentioned, oven will do). This is easier way and you will not need cheesecloth.
Cheers, Anju
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hetal Reply:
May 11th, 2009 at 7:46 pm
Thanks for this great suggestion Anju!
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August 12th, 2009 at 8:24 pm
great ideas, greatrecipes but a bit more preparation in terms of text and terminology before shooting the video would not be sich a bad idea
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