Moong Sprouts Usal Recipe

Archana's Kitchen

August 7, 2019

3302 Ratings

Time:Prep: 20 M|Cook: 20 M|Total: 40 M

Makes:4 Servings

Meal:Snack

Cuisine:South Indian Recipes

Moong Sprouts Usal Recipe is a very popular Maharashtrian dish. Usal is traditionally prepared using matki or moth beans. But here is a quick, simple and delicious dish with moong sprouts that is equally delicious. This dish can be savored as a snack or as a salad along with a main course meal. You can make it into a chaat dish by adding in some papdi and chutneys to make it crispy and tangy.

Did you know: Moong Sprouts are low in calories, have good amount of fiber and B vitamins, and deliver a boost of vitamins C and K.

Serve Moong Sprouts Usal Recipe along with a meal of Dal Vangi Recipe and Steamed Rice Recipe.

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Did you know: Moong Sprouts are low in calories, have good amount of fiber and B vitamins, and deliver a boost of vitamins C and K.

Serve Moong Sprouts Usal Recipe along with a meal of Dal Vangi Recipe and Steamed Rice Recipe.

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Ingredients

2 Green Moong Sprouts

1 Onion, finely chopped

1 Tomato, finely chopped

1 Carrot (Gajjar), thinly sliced

1/2 Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)

1/2 Cumin seeds (Jeera)

1 Asafoetida (hing)

1 Green Chilli, finely chopped

1 Ginger, paste

2 Lemons, juiced

1/4 Turmeric powder (Haldi)

1/2 Coriander Powder (Dhania)

1/2 Maharashtrian Goda Masala

1 Sugar

Salt, to taste

2 Oil

Instructions for Moong Sprouts Usal Recipe

To begin making the Moong Sprouts Usal Recipe , heat of oil in a heavy bottomed pan on medium heat; add mustard seeds, cumin seeds and allow it to crackle. Once the seeds have crackled add in the asafoetida and stir for a few seconds. To this add in the chopped onion, green chillies, ginger, garlic and saute until the onions turn translucent.

Once the onions have turned translucent stir in the moong sprouts, along with the chopped tomatoes, carrots and the turmeric powder, coriander powder, goda masala, along with the sugar and salt to taste. Mix to combine all the ingredients well.

Cover the pan and cook on low heat for about 4 to 5 minutes until the sprouts are slightly softened or you can keep the sprouts fresh like a salad.

Garnish the Moong Sprouts Salad with chopped coriander leaves and serve.

Serve Moong Sprouts Usal Recipe along with a meal of Dal Vangi Recipe and Steamed Rice Recipe.