Goa

Moogachi gathi

Name: Moogachi gathi
Prep time: 8 h
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 8 h 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Goan
Ingredients: 3/4 cup whole moong soaked and sprouted whole green moong (mung beans); 1 cup fresh grated coconut; 1 small sliced onion; 4 dried red chillies dried red chilli; 1 1/2 tsp coriander seeds; 1/2 tsp cumin seeds; 1/2 tsp turmeric (ground turmeric); a small piece tamarind; 1 1/2 tsp jaggery; 1 1/2 tbsp coconut oil; Salt, to taste; 1 2/3 cups water

Sprouted moong in a gentle coconut gravy. Goan festive food that is quietly brilliant.

35 minTime

11 gProtein each

mildSpice

8hPlan ahead. Soak for 8 hours first; the 35 minutes come after.

Sprouts for the festival1 chapter · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayThe Goan Chaturthi plate.

The original

295kcalsame

11 gproteinsame

10 gfibresame

35minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Whole green moong (mung beans)¾ cup whole moong, soaked and sprouted

Fresh grated coconut1 cup

Onion1 small, sliced

Dried red chilli4 dried red chillies

Coriander seeds1½ tsp

Cumin seeds½ tsp

Turmeric (ground turmeric)½ tsp

Tamarinda small piece

Jaggery1½ tsp

Coconut oil1½ tbsp

Saltto taste

Water1⅔ cups

Method

4 steps

1Soak the moong overnight, then tie in a damp cloth for a day until it sprouts. Cook the sprouts in water with salt until tender, about 12 minutes.
2Roast the chillies and coriander seeds lightly and grind with coconut, cumin, turmeric and tamarind.
3Heat coconut oil, cook onion until soft, add the paste and fry 3 minutes.
4Add sprouts, jaggery and water and simmer 8 minutes.

Serve it like this

Serve hot in a deep bowl with a swirl of ghee or a few coriander leaves on top, and rice or rotis on the side.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Goa

Moogachi gathi

Sprouted moong in a gentle coconut gravy. Goan festive food that is quietly brilliant.

35 minTime

11 gProtein each

mildSpice

8hPlan ahead. Soak for 8 hours first; the 35 minutes come after.

Sprouts for the festival1 chapter · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayThe Goan Chaturthi plate.

The original

295kcalsame

11 gproteinsame

10 gfibresame

35minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Whole green moong (mung beans)¾ cup whole moong, soaked and sprouted

Fresh grated coconut1 cup

Onion1 small, sliced

Dried red chilli4 dried red chillies

Coriander seeds1½ tsp

Cumin seeds½ tsp

Turmeric (ground turmeric)½ tsp

Tamarinda small piece

Jaggery1½ tsp

Coconut oil1½ tbsp

Saltto taste

Water1⅔ cups

Method

4 steps

1Soak the moong overnight, then tie in a damp cloth for a day until it sprouts. Cook the sprouts in water with salt until tender, about 12 minutes.
2Roast the chillies and coriander seeds lightly and grind with coconut, cumin, turmeric and tamarind.
3Heat coconut oil, cook onion until soft, add the paste and fry 3 minutes.
4Add sprouts, jaggery and water and simmer 8 minutes.

Serve it like this

Serve hot in a deep bowl with a swirl of ghee or a few coriander leaves on top, and rice or rotis on the side.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Moogachi gathi

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

Moogachi gathi

Make it your way

Ingredients

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