MOONG SPROUT STIR FRY (DRY SUBZI)

Sprouts contains proteins, vitamins viz. A, B,C & K and easy to digest.  Once in a week, we must include this in our diet.  We can make sprouts salad, stir fry or make gravy based curry too to serve along with roti, phulka and Pav.

There are various health factors in the sprouts.  The sprouts can be just put in boiling water, kept for a second and remove it.  this can be had with dash of lime and sprinkled salt on top of it as a breakfast.

  Refer the health benefits of sprouts posted separately.  health-benefits-of-sprouts.html

moongsprouts stir fry

This is an easy to make dry subzi.  Can be eaten as a snack with  little lime juice  and chat masala in it or as a side dish for rice, chapati etc.
Let us look at the recipe now:

Preparation time: 5 minutes
cooking time: under 10 minutes
serves: 2

Ingredients:

1 cup moong sprouts (or matki, or any other sprouts )  but cooking time may vary.

moongsprouts

1 onion chopped
1 tbsp oil
few curry leaves
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp urid dal
a pinch of asafoetida
salt to taste
2 pcs of red chilli
chopped coriander leaves for garnishing.


Method:

1.  In a kadai, heat the oil. add the mustard seeds, urid dal, broken chilli, curry leaves and asafoetida.
2.  When it is done,  add the onion and saute for 2 minutes
3.  Add the sprouts and keep on stirring for 5 minutes.
4.  Add the salt and mix well and cover and cook for 2 minutes
5.  Switch off gas, transfer it to a bowl.

How to serve:

Serve with a dash of lime juice and garnish with chopped coriander leaves.

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