moong mango salad recipe | easy moong sprout and mango salad recipe with stepwise photos and a quick video recipe. It always feels great to be back on routine with some detox recipes:) Moong beans are the power pack ingredients and it is always recommended to take 1 spoon of beans daily.
Today’s recipe is very very simple and easy to prepare. You can use any seasonal fruit or banana with this recipe. You can even make this recipe without fruits but I sometimes like to have some juicy fruits along with my moong sprouts.
This moong salad recipe is Soft, crunchy, juicy, spicy; this moong dal sprouts salad is a potpourri of flavors and textures. I just toss together a variety of fresh seasonal vegetables and mangoes with mung dal sprouts, some seasoning and voila!
Before moving further, Let me tell you some health benefits of moong beans.
- Can Help Lower High Cholesterol Levels and Protect Against Heart Disease
- Helps Lower High Blood Pressure
- Contains Antioxidants That Fight Cancer Development
- Can Help Prevent or Treat Type 2 Diabetes
- Provide a High Source of Protein
- Boosts Immunity and Protects Against Infections and Viruses
- High Source of Vitamins and Minerals, Like Folate and Magnesium
- Fights Obesity and Helps with Weight Loss
- Easy to Digest Compared to Many Other Beans
How to Use Mung Beans in Recipes
Sprouting, or germination, is thought to improve the nutritional and medicinal qualities of mung beans nutrition — making them easier to digest and tolerate — so always try to consume sprouted mung beans if you can.
How To Cook Mung Beans
When buying mung beans, check for discolored or damaged mung beans and discard them before cooking since these can contain harmful bacteria. You can buy mung beans uncooked and choose to sprout them or to soak and cook them.
In sprouted form, try adding them to salads or sandwiches. Soaked and cooked mung beans will become tender. They are considered complexly flavored and hearty, making them a great addition to many comfort meals in order to add bulk and more nutrients. After cooking them, you can use mung beans to create hummus or dips, or puree them to thicken soups.
Well, I hope you find above quick notes about moong beans helpful. coming back to my salad recipe, below are few highlighted points about the recipe,
- super easy recipe
- loaded with minerals
- power pack recipe
- quick and easy
- can be your one bowl salad
- best for those who are on a diet
- perfect mid-day munch
- low carb recipe
before go to the recipe, check out my basic soaking and sprouting guide.
how to make moong beans mango salad recipe?
first, you have to prepare the moong beans. soak moong beans for 4-5 hours.drain it.if you have some time then keep it in airtight container for 4-5 hour to prepare sprouts.
take a large bowl and transfer moong beans to the bowl.
add cucumber, carrots and mangoes.
season the salad with salt, chili flakes and basil.
toss and mix.
enjoy.
moong beans and mangoes salad
Ingredients
- ¼ cup + 2 tbsp moong beans
- 1 cup water
- salt to taste
- ½ cup cucumber, chopped
- ¼ cup carrot, chopped
- 1 medium ripe mango, chopped
- 1 tsp basil
- chili flakes, to taste
- fresh coriander leaves, optional
Instructions
- first, you have to prepare the moong beans. soak moong beans for 4-5 hours.drain it.if you have some time then keep it in airtight container for 4-5 hour to prepare sprouts.
- take a large bowl and transfer moong beans to the bowl.
- add cucumber, carrots and mangoes.
- season the salad with salt, chili flakes and basil.
- toss and mix.
- enjoy.
Video
Notes
- I used soaked beans here but you can use sprouted beans as well.
have a good day!
What a super fun idea! We have always used mung beans in Asian desserts but never thought to serve them as a salad. That is brilliant and so delicious! Did you do some updates to your blog format? Love it very organized and so easy to navigate. Sharing, of course!
Hey thanks a lot for noticing ;), yeah made some changes and many more changes coming up 🙂 have a nice day!
This salad looks so vibrant and flavor packed with all those sweet, tangy and salty flavors inside. Loving it!
Thanks a lot dear 🙂
I’ve never had a salad like this before. It looks marvelous.
thanks you.. This is a typical indian style salad 😉
This is such a beautiful salad Priya. I love the combination of ingredients used in your recipe. Vibrant, healthy and delicious 🙂
hey,thanks a lot 🙂
love that there’s mango in this! sounds like a good balance between the mango and other veggies and the beans (:
I like this idea, so healthy but bursting with summery flavors! i have to try it!