How to make sprouts at home
How to make green gram sprouts at home easily
Servings: 2
Ingredients
1 cup = 250ml
- 1 cup Green gram / Moong bean / Pasi Payaru
- Water to soak
- 1 Cotton cloth / kerchief
Instructions
- Wash the green gram (moong bean) twice or thrice. Add enough water and soak it for 8 hours or over night.
- The next day morning drain all the soaked water from green gram. Keep the green gram in a clean cotton cloth. Tie the cloth and keep aside for one to two days.
- After one day, open the cloth and check whether the moong bean is germinated. If not keep it for one or two days more. You can even refrigerate and sprout it.
- Once its sprouted, transfer them to a clean container. Use whenever needed. It stays good for 2 to 3 days in refrigerator. Its always better to consume small sized sprouts. Do not consume if its over grown.
Notes
- You can use green peas, brown chana / kala chana, ragi/ finger millet and sprout it. But sprouting time may vary based on the legume.
- Time duration for sprouts may differ based on the weather in your place.