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It is common in parts of India to make Mung Bean Pancakes (1). Soak the Mung Beans in more than three times the volume, for 4 hours. Throw the water away, grind
by somberi 5y ago
It is common in parts of India to make Mung Bean Pancakes (1). Soak the Mung Beans in more than three times the volume, for 4 hours. Throw the water away, grind the mung beans to a puree, and let it ferment overnight, and prepare it on a girdle as you would cook Pancakes.
My value add in this is that, between the soak and grind phases, I put the beans in the fridge for 24 hours tied in a wet cloth, and let it sprout before grinding it. Soak > Sprout > Grind > Ferment > Pancake. The sprouting increases the amount of nutrients marginally (2)(3).
One of the common and widely used ingredient to counter the gas-producing nature of legume dishes, is Asafoetida (aka Hing). (4)
(1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pesarattu https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pesarattu
(2) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4573095/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4573095/
(3) https://www.echocommunity.org/en/resources/bcee9e2a-f494-4b5f-ac91-449a354f6078 https://www.echocommunity.org/en/resources/bcee9e2a-f494-4b5...
(4) https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-54617077 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-54617077
- chiyc 5y agoVery cool! Koreans also do something similar with mung beans: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bindae-tteok https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bindae-tteok I'm going to have to give pesarattu a try. I love how crispy it looks, and some of the recipes I've found with added ginger, chilies, and hing sound like a delight.