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Vegetarian Cooking Recipes

Mung Bean (Green Gram) and Brown Gram Bean Taco

imageEating Tacos is one of favorite meals of my family. I made tacos filling of sprouted green gram and brown mung beans. It’s an amazingly easy to make, delicious and nutritious and pack of Protein.

Ingredients

  • Sprouted Moong Beans 1 Cup
  • Sprouted Brown Moong Beans 1 Cup
  • Olive Oil 1 Tbsp.
  • Minced Garlic 2 Cloves
  • Cumin Powder 1 Tsp.
  • Salt and Pepper to taste
  • Taco Seasoning 1 Tsp.
  • Lemon Juice 1 Tbsp.
  • Fresh salsa or Store Bought
  • Guacamole
  • Lettuce/veg. of your choice
  • Cheese Grated

Method

  1. In a steamer steam both sprouted beans 10 minutes. Let it cool.
  2. In a large saucepan, heat the oil and add steamed mung beans, add the spices cumin powder salt and pepper, taco seasoning and garlic. Stir and cook 5-7 minutes.
  3. Mung beans should be tender but not mushy. Remove from heat. Sprinkle lemon juice and mix.
  4. To assemble the tacos, warm tacos in oven 3-5 minutes and layer with mung beans, top with guacamole, salsa, lettuce, sour cream, cheese, olives, veg. of your desired. Serve immediately.

Sprout Moong beans Method

Soak whole Moong Beans in a bowl over night to soften.The next day drain water and rinse well, and then spread in a single layer over a baking sheet.Cover with a towel and allow sitting at room temperature or out of the sun for 1-2 days, until little tails start to sprout.

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