Fried rice using whole mung bean with skin

Fried rice using whole mung bean with skin

Today I am going to do an easy fried rice using whole mung bean with skin which is unusual.  We use mung bean in mild curry form, in porridge with rice or as sweet porridge and make sweets.

Mung bean

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                  Fried rice using whole mung bean with skin

Preparation time: 20 minutes
cooking time: 20 minutes

Serves: 4

1.In a pan add 1 cup mung beans and add water to cover the beans. Bring to the boil. Reduce the heat to low and let it simmer covered for 30 minutes or until the beans are soft. If the bean crushes in your fingers it is soft. Drain and keep aside.


2. In a bowl mix 100 grams  diced coconut and ½ tsp turmeric powder and keep aside. 

Fried rice using whole
mung bean with skin

3. In a large pan heat 3 table spoon of oil. When the oil is hot, reduce the heat to low and add 150 grams onion, coarsely chopped and fry for 5 minutes. 



4. Add 6 dry red chili broken into big pieces and fry for 1 minute. 

5. Add 1 green chili, cut into small pieces,4 cloves garlic, sliced, 20 grams ginger, finely chopped and 5 curry leaves, chopped and fry for 2 minutes. 

Ingredients

6. Add ½ tsp cumin seeds and ½ tsp fennel seeds and fry for a minute.

7. Add cooked mung beans and 1 tsp salt. Mix well and cook for 3 minutes.  

8. Add coconut and Stir.

10. Now add the cooked rice. Stir well to ensure all the ingredients are distributed evenly. Taste for seasoning and adjust.  

   Fried rice using whole mung bean with skin is ready.

                        Recipe follows in detail with pictures.


Preparation time: 20 minutes
cooking time: 20 minutes
Serves: 4

Ingredients
Main
1 cup Mung bean dry 
3 cup cooked rice
Others
150 grams onion, coarsely chopped
100 grams diced coconut
4 cloves garlic, sliced
20 grams ginger, finely chopped
1 green chili, cut into small pieces
5 curry leaves, chopped
1 tsp salt
3 tbsp. vegetable oil
Spices
½ tsp cumin seeds
½ tsp fennel seeds
6 dry red chili broken into big pieces
½ tsp turmeric powder

Ingredients for Fried rice using whole mung bean with skin

Preparation

In a pan add the beans and add water to cover the beans. Bring to the boil. Reduce the heat to low and let it simmer covered for 30 minutes or until the beans are soft. If the bean crushes in your fingers it is soft. Drain and keep aside.

Cooked mung bean

In a bowl mix the diced coconut and turmeric powder and keep aside. This is only to give a golden colour to the coconut.

Coconut mixed with turmeric

Method
In a large pan heat 3 table spoon of oil. When the oil is hot, reduce the heat to low and add onion and fry for 5 minutes.

Adding onion

 Add dry chilies  and fry for 1 minute.

Adding  dry chilies

 Add green chili, garlic, ginger and curry leaves and fry for 2 minutes. 

Adding  green chili, garlic, ginger and curry leaves

 Add cumin and fennel seeds and fry for a minute. 

Adding cumin and fennel

Add cooked mung beans and salt.Mix well and cook for 3 minutes. 

Adding mung bean and salt

Add coconut and stir 

Adding coconut

Now add  the cooked rice. 

Adding cooked rice

Stir well to ensure all the ingredients are distributed evenly. Taste for seasoning and adjust.  

Mixed fried rice

The fried rice is ready. This is a complete meal with carbohydrates and protein. 
Serve while still hot. 

Fried rice using whole mung bean with skin