Monday, August 31, 2009

Horsegram(muthira/kulith) Sprouts

Horsegram sprouts with grated coconut and jaggery is a recipe straight from my mom's kitchen. A very healthy breakfast option and is as simple as it gets.
Horsegram is a legume that is high in iron, a good source of protein and a fairly good source of calcium. Sprouting or germination is a simple method of food processing that increases nutritive value. Combined with jaggery which is known for its iron content, makes this preparation highly nutritive for growing kids.
Ingredients-
1/2 glass horsegram
jaggery
grated coconut
cardamom powder
Preparation-
  • Wash, clean horsegram and soak overnight.
  • Drain the water and clean the seeds removing all the non-viable ones. These seeds will remain hard and are very unpleasant to bite into if not cleant.
  • Tie in a cloth and let it sprout for 8 hours.
  • Pressure cook the horsegram with water. After one whistle check if its soft enough.
  • Spoon it into a bowl, add jaggery grated coconut and cardamom powder.
  • Your breakfast of sprouted muthira with jaggery and grated coconut is ready to be devoured.
Happy chewing!

5 comments:

  1. HI. Very nice blog.
    Is horsegram the masoor dal?

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  2. Welcome Shaifali and thank you!
    No, horsegram is not masoor dal. You will get a picture of horsegram in this wiki definition-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse_gram
    Masoor is split orange/red lentils-
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lentil
    Horsegram is available in most Indian groceries, just known by different names in different states.

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  3. Absolutely great work, Shirley...

    This was what I had eaten in childhood, having lost my mother, I had lost the recipe too.

    Thanks to you, recipe and fond remembrance has come back.

    May God bless you with whatever you wish for !

    Best,
    Manu

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  4. Hi Manu,
    Yes Muthira sprouts is a heritage recipe. I am planning to post many more of such recipes from Mom's kitchen.
    Thank you for your blessings! Happy to have brought back your fond memories.

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  5. Wow, shirley...never thot that Horsegram can have a sweeter option...

    A must try...

    And I bet it's a bright idea for good breakfast...

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