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  • Recipe Cusine : Indian
  • Prep Time : 10 Minutes
  • Cook time : 10 Minutes
  • Serves : 1/3 cup
  • Author : Jeyashri
  • Recipe Category : Lunch | Breakfast
  • Description : Learn how to make sprouts, with step by step pictures and video, a simple and mess free method followed in our home for more than 20 years.

      Green moong dal  1/3 cup      Water  2 cups                                                     Video of How to make Sprouts at home

                                                

Method with step by step pictures :

  • Wash and soak the green moong dal in water, for 6 hours.
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  • Drain the water completely.
  • Spread this in a casserole (hot box| hot pack) and close it and keep it untouched for 10- 12 hours.(preferably over night). Do not crowd the hot box, use a bigger one to spread it well.
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  • ¬†I soaked at 9 am in the morning and put this in the hot box around 3 pm. I opened at 6 am in the morning.
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  • You can see the nice moong sprouts the next morning.
  • Store this in an airtight container and keep it inside the refrigerator.
  • This sprouts will stay good for 8-10 days.
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Notes:

  1. The quality of green moong bean is most important and if it is a old stock or too dried ones, sprouting will not happen properly.
  2. Always select a dark green colour green moong bean.
  3. Always soak the green moong dal in clean drinking water.
  4. Soaking time should not be less than 6 hours.
  5. If using any other lentil like black channa or white channa, soak for 10 to 11 hours.