Indian · lunch
Sprouted Moong Salad
Crunchy mung sprouts and boiled mung beans with cucumber, tomato, carrot and peanuts.
30417g42g11g
A light but filling lunch. Lightly steaming the sprouts makes them gentler on the stomach and keeps the crunch.
Ingredients
- Mung bean sprouts2 cups
- Whole mung beans, boiled1 cup
- Cucumber1/2
- Tomato1 medium
- Carrot1 small
- Onion1/2 small
- Dry roasted peanuts, unsalted1/3 cup
- Lime1/2
- Green chili1
- Fresh cilantro2 tbsp chopped
- Chaat masala1/2 tsp
- Salt and black pepperto taste
Steps
- Blanch the sprouts in boiling water for 2 minutes, drain and cool them under cold water.
- Chop the cucumber, tomato and onion and grate the carrot.
- Mix the sprouts, boiled mung beans, vegetables, green chili and cilantro in a large bowl.
- Squeeze in the lime juice, add the chaat masala, salt and pepper and toss.
- Top with peanuts right before eating.
Adapted from Tarla Dalal