North Indian
Moong Sprouts Bhurji (Sprouted Green Gram Scramble)
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Moong Sprouts Bhurji (Sprouted Green Gram Scramble) is North Indian home cooking, eaten at breakfast. On the plate it is the dish at the centre. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.
Ingredients
The quantities follow this count.
How to cook it
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Heat the oil in a pan over medium heat and let the cumin seeds sizzle, then add the onion, ginger, and green chili and cook until the onion softens, about 3 minutes.
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Stir in the tomato, turmeric, and red chili powder and cook until the tomato breaks down, about 3 minutes.
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Add the sprouted moong and salt, mix well, cover, and cook for 6 to 8 minutes, stirring once or twice, until the sprouts are just tender but still have a little bite.
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Squeeze in the lemon juice and scatter the cilantro over the top.
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Serve hot on its own or with a slice of bread.
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A North Indian breakfast is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Moong Sprouts Bhurji (Sprouted Green Gram Scramble), read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.
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Safe at your table
Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand. Moong Sprouts Bhurji (Sprouted Green Gram Scramble) carries none of them. That is a checked answer rather than an ingredient list nobody read.
| Allergen | In this dish |
|---|---|
| Peanuts | No |
| Tree nuts | No |
| Dairy | No |
| Gluten | No |
| Shellfish | No |
| Eggs | No |
| Soy | No |
| Fish | No |
| Sesame | No |
| Coconut | No |
These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.
What it brings to the plate
Estimated, per serving
- Calories
- 180 kcal
- Protein
- 7 g
- Carbs
- 17 g
- Fat
- 9 g
- Fiber
- 5 g
- Sugar
- 3 g
- Sodium
- 380 mg
- Saturated fat
- 1 g
Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.
When to cook it
Moong Sprouts Bhurji (Sprouted Green Gram Scramble) takes about 18 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is easy going. It is eaten at breakfast. Nothing in the calendar rules it out, so it is a year round dish.
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