Sprouts and Orange Salad

Sprouts, one of the high protein and high fiber salad ingredients. Whole moong dal is soaked over night and then water is drained in the morning. After draining the water the moong beans are covered with a wet paper napkin or a clean cloth for one more day. Then you can see almost 1" sprouts. The recipe today Moong Sprouts salad is a very good afternoon snack or lunch item.

Ingredients: 

• Sprouted Moong beans 1 cup
• Small Sized Onion 1
• Small Sized Tomatoes 1
• Orange 1
• Cucumber 1/4 piece
• Coriander 2 Teaspoons
• Jalapeno peppers 1 (Optional)
• Chat Powder 1/2 teaspoon (Optional)
• Unsalted Corn Chips (Optional)
• Medium Sized Carrots 1 
• Lime 1
• Water as needed
• Salt to taste 

Preparation:

       

• Cut onions, tomatoes, jalapenos and cucumber into very small pieces.
• Grate carrot and peel orange and cut into 1 inch pieces.
• Now, in a sauce pan boil the sprouted beans by adding little bit of salt until tender.
• Once the sprouts are boiled, in a bowl add all the ingredients except for the corn chips and mix well.
• Just before serving add the corn chips and serve.
• This will be a very good afternoon snack for kids and adults.

Alterations: 

• Any other sprouted beans can also be used in place of moong beans
• Pineapple pieces can also be added to make it more delicious.

Warnings:

• Be careful when adding the chilies as this makes the salad spicy, adjust according to taste.
• Do not over boil the sprouts or do not add too much water while boiling.

Tip of the Day:

• Add the cut plantain/ raw banana to water with turmeric to avoid them from turning black before cooking.