Best Green Mung Bean Soup Recipes

GREEN MUNG BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Place mung beans into a large container and cover with several inches of cool water; let soak, 8 hours to overnight. Drain and rinse the beans.
• Heat a Dutch oven over medium heat and add the olive oil. Stir in onion, carrots, and celery; cook until slightly soft, about 5 minutes. Increase heat to high and add the beans, chicken broth, water, ham bone, garlic cloves, garlic powder, and onion powder. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; simmer, stirring occasionally, until beans are soft, about 45 minutes.
• Take ham bone out of the pot and remove any meat still on the bone; return meat to the pot.

GREEN MUNG BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Soak the mung beans overnight in water. Clean and finely grind ginger and garlic. Drain the mung beans, wash them two times and cook in a pressure cooker with the indicated amount of water until tender. It takes around 25 minutes (45 minutes in regular pot).The beans have to be broken. Heat the oil or ghee in a large deep saucepan and add mustard seeds. When mustard seeds pop, add hing, bay leaf, turmeric, cumin, coriander, ginger and a pinch of black pepper. Mix well and do not allow to burn. Place the cooked beans with the fresh water and the remaining ingredients into the saucepan. Bring to a boil then simmer for a few minutes more. Add Lemon and Enjoy!

SWEET GREEN (MUNG) BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Wash the beans, drain.
• Put beans in saucepan with lid, cover with water.
• Cover with lid, simmer for about 15 minutes over low heat.
• Add pandan leaves (tie them into a knot for easy removal later), continue to simmer for another 15 minutes.
• After the beans are very soft and some are split, turn off heat and remove leaves Add sugar (do taste before adding too much).
• Just before serving, add the coconut milk.
• Serve hot.

GREEN MUNG BEAN SOUP WITH FISH AND SHRIMP

Steps:

• Soak the mung beans overnight in about 4-5 cups of water.
• Boil the mung beans in 4-5 cups of water and keep aside. (Do not drain the water). Takes about 30 mins in a pot. Or 15 mins in a pressure cooker.
• Heat oil in a pan on medium heat and add the mustard seeds and allow to splatter.
• Once done add thinly sliced shallots, ginger, garlic and chillies. Saute till the onions are translucent.
• Add the prawn and fish pieces to the pan and add soy sauce. Cover them with the onion soy sauce mixture and allow to cook for about 2-3 minutes.
• Add the boiled mung beans and cut spinach leaves to the pan or add the ingredients of the pan to the pot containing boiled mung beans and bring to a boil.
• Squeeze the juice of half a lemon in the pot to enhance the flavors and add salt as per taste.
• if you find the soup thick add water as per your requirement.
• One can also add noodles in the soup and make a complete meal out of it.
• One can also serve the soup (thicker version) with cooked rice or one can enjoy the soup plain.

GREEN MUNG BEAN SOUP RECIPE - (4.7/5)

Steps:

• Soak the mung beans overnight in water. Clean and finely grind ginger and garlic. Drain the mung beans, wash them two times and cook in a pressure cooker with the indicated amount of water until tender. It takes around 25 minutes, according to your pressure cooker. (The beans have to be broken.) If you use a regular pot, it will take 40-45 minutes for the beans to be fully cooked. Heat the oil or ghee in a large deep saucepan and add mustard seeds. When mustard seeds pop, add hing, bay leaf, turmeric, cumin, coriander, ginger and a pinch of black pepper. Mix well and do not allow to burn. Place the cooked beans with the fresh water and the remaining ingredients into the saucepan. Bring to a boil then simmer for a few minutes more. Add Lemon and Enjoy! Ingredients available at: BanyanBotanicals.com Vadikherbs.com