Sprouted Moong Salad
This sprouted moong salad is an easy meal or side and takes advantage of the magic of sprouting! Sprouted moong beans are tossed with onions, cilantro, green chilis, tomatoes, kala namak (black salt), chaat masala, lime juice, and peanuts for this salad meets chaat episode.
Ingredients
- 1 cup mung beans
- water to soak
- ¼ red onion, finely chopped
- 1 medium tomato, diced
- ⅓ cup cilantro
- 2 green chilis, minced
- 1 persian cucumber, chopped
- ½ tsp kala namak (black salt) + more to taste
- 1.5 tsp chaat masala + more to taste
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- ¼ cup toasted peanuts
Instructions
- Soak mung beans with plenty of water in a bowl for 12 hours.
- Drain, loosely cover with a plate or towel, and let it sit for another 12 hours, or until the beans have white tails and are tender when biting down.
- Simply toss most of the sprouts (you may have some leftover. refrigerate and consume within 4-5 days.) with onions, tomatoes, cilantro, green chilis, and cucumber. Add kala namak, chaat masala, and lime juice to taste. Finish with toasted peanuts for extra crunch!