Sprouted Moth (Matki/ Vigna aconitifolia) Beans dry

• Servings: 3-4
• Preparation time: 6-8 minutes.
• Cooking time: 15-16 minutes.
• Total time: 23 minutes.

Legume or pulses which is integral part of Indian diet, Moth (Matki/ Vigna aconitifolia) beans is one of them. It is very popular legume in the state of Maharashtra, India. They use to cook recipe like “Usal” and “Missal, sprouted Matki is used here.

Sprouted Matki is used in many ways like dry/sukha in the form of salad, curry/Amti, Matki Pulao, cheela/crepe etc.

Sprouted Matki Beans is one of the healthiest legume rich in protein, calcium, iron and fiber. Higher protein and calcium strengthen bones and muscles.

“Sprouted Moth (Matki/ Vigna aconitifolia) Beans dry” is comforting dish, frequently prepared in every maharashtrian home and restaurant too as side dish/ breakfast.

It can remain fresh in fridge upto a week.

Ingredients:

• Moth Sprout (Matki) Beans: 1 cup
• Onion: 2 no.(small size)
• Tomato: 1no.(Medium size)
• Garlic: 4-5 clove
• Green Chilli: 1-2 no.
• Chilli Powder(kashmiri): 1 teaspoon
• Turmeric Powder: 1/4 teaspoon
• Salt: 1 teaspoon
• Coriander Powder:1 teaspoon
• Fresh Coconut: 2 tablespoon
• Curry Leaves: 2 twig
• Cumin: 1/2 teaspoon
• Garam Masala Powder/Goda masala powder: 1 teaspoon
• Cooking oil: 2-3 tablespoon
• Lemon: 1no.

Preparation:

1. Finely chop one onion, tomato, keep aside.
2. Roughly chop ginger, green chilli, onion and garlic; make fine paste along with coconut, keep aside.

Method:

1. Heat oil in a fry pan; add cumin, sputter for few seconds; add chopped onion, stir fry on high flame for couple of minutes or until translucent, add chopped tomato, continue to fry for 2-3 minutes or until get soft.
2. Add ground paste; continue to fry on medium low flame for couple of minutes, add powder masala and salt, continue to fry another couple of minutes.
3. Add sprouted Matki and curry leaves; continue to cook on lower flame with lid on for 3-4 minutes or until done (stir in between so that it doesn’t stick to bottom).
4. Add lemon juice and chopped coriander leaves.
5. Don’t forget to decorate with sliced coconut.
6. “Sprouted Moth (Matki/ Vigna aconitifolia) Beans dry” is ready to eat.

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Sprouted Moth (Matki/ Vigna aconitifolia) Beans dry by Nag Ratna Sahu is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.