Sprouting is a great way to have your favourite beans. It is always better to make sprouts at home. Making sprouts is a really super easy process. It just required a lot of time and a little bit of preplanning. I have recently started including sprouts in my regular diet.
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Basics
There is no requirement to have a sprout maker in order to make sprouts at home. As I have said, Making sprouts is a long process and it takes time, It requires minimal work.
Temperature requirements
Weather conditions play a vital role in the whole sprouting process. In warm and humid months beans and grains may take just 2-3 days to sprout whereas in winter months this process is extended to 5 -6 days. I am currently living in India so it took 3 days to sprout beans. As I said, weather plays an important role in making sprouts.
Sprouts are one of the healthiest choices ever and versatile as you can use sprouts in your breakfast, brunch or even in dinner too.
What are sprouts?
Sprouts are seeds that have germinated and become very young plants. This germination process usually begins with the seeds being soaked for several hours. The soaked seeds are then exposed to the right combination of temperature and moisture, and allowed to grow for two to seven days.
Benefits of Sprouts
- Improve Digestion
- Boost Metabolism
- Prevent Anemia
- Weight Loss
- Boost Immune System
There are some risks too in having sprouts. Kindly refer to your doctor before including sprouts in your diet.
How to make sprouts at home?
The method that I am mentioning below is to sprout the beans in a bowl or a container.
Take the amount of whole beans you want to be sprouted on a plate. Pick and clean the beans. Now wash the beans in water for 3-4 times.
In a bowl take the beans. Add water and cover it up to 1 inch above the beans as shown in the pic. Cover the bowl with a lid and soak the beans overnight.
The next day beans will swell. If there is any remaining water on top, then just discard it. Discard all the water. Cover and keep the bowl for 2 days. You can check after a day and you will see the sprouts appearing. After 2 days you will see beautiful sprouts from the moong beans.
The second method ( I do not have pics for this one) is to sprout the beans in a kitchen napkin or cloth.
Soak the beans overnight. The next day, drain the water from the soaked beans. Wet a clean cloth or kitchen napkin with water and squeeze the excess water from it. Take this damp cloth and keep the soaked beans in the cloth. Tighten this cloth and keep this cloth with the beans in it covered in a container for 1 or 2 days.
After one day, you will see small sprouts and they will grow after 2 days. For longer sprouts, you can keep it for one more day. These sprouted beans stay fresh in the fridge for upto 1-2 days. So you could keep them in the fridge after they have sprouted if you donāt intend to use them on the same day.
Whichever technique you use, once the sprouts are done, you could now use the moong beans to make your favorite recipe.
How to make Sprouts at home
Ingredients
- 1 cup your favourite beans, I am taking black chickpeas, whole red lentils and green mung beans here
Instructions
- The method that I am mentioning below is to sprout the beans in a bowl or a container.
- Take the amount of whole beans you want to be sprouted on a plate. Pick and clean the beans. Now wash the beans in water for 3-4 times.
- In a bowl take the beans. Add water and cover it up to 1 inch above the beans as shown in the pic. Cover the bowl with a lid and soak the beans overnight.
- The next day beans will swell. If there is any remaining water on top, then just discard it. Discard all the water. Cover and keep the bowl for 2 days. You can check after a day and you will see the sprouts appearing. After 2 days you will see beautiful sprouts from the moong beans.
- TheĀ second methodĀ ( I do not have pics for this one) is to sprout the beans in a kitchen napkin or cloth.
- Soak the beans overnight. The next day, drain the water from the soaked beans. Wet a clean cloth or kitchen napkin with water and squeeze the excess water from it. Take this damp cloth and keep the soaked beans in the cloth. Tighten this cloth and keep this cloth with the beans in it covered in a container for 1 or 2 days.
- After one day, you will see small sprouts and they will grow after 2 days. For longer sprouts, you can keep it for one more day. These sprouted beans stay fresh in the fridge for upto 1-2 days. So you could keep them in the fridge after they have sprouted, if you donāt intend to use them on the same day.
- Whichever technique you use, once the sprouts are done, you could now use the moong beans to make your favorite recipe.
