Organic Split Yellow Mung Beans

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Split Yellow Mung Beans

 

The split yellow mung bean also know as yellow mung or moong dahl (dahl

means bean) is considered the very best bean in the ayurvedic diet. They

are good for all body types, detoxifying, and are the primary ingredient

in the healing dish named kitchari (see recipe below.) They are

extremely easy to digest, have a subtle sweet taste, and not astringent.

They are simply the whole green mung bean with the green hull removed

and split. They require no soaking and only take 20 minutes to cook.

 

In comparison, whole green mung beans require about one hour of soaking

and about 45 minutes to cook. Running the cooked beans through a blender

can make them more digestible. Organic split yellow mung beans are

currently only produced by American Health and Nutrition

(organictrading.com.) They only do wholesale with a 500 pound minimum.

The retailers are HarvestTimeNaturalFoods.com 800-628-8736 or

517-628-2506 minimum 35.00 and Everybodys Health Food Store 641-472-5199

no minimum. Ask your health food store to carry them!

 

Kitchari Recipe

 

1/4 cup organic split yellow mung beans

1/4 cup organic white basmati rice

1 and 3/4 cups spring water

1/4 inch slice organic fresh ginger

1/2 teaspoon organic tumeric powder

1/2 teaspoon organic corriander powder

1/2 teaspoon organic cumin powder

1 tablespoon organic ghee (clarified butter)

1 pinch sea salt

1 organic lime wedge

1/4 cup fresh chopped organic cilantro leaves aka corriander

 

The beans do not need prior soaking in water. Bring water to a boil in

sauce pan. Add beans, rice, ginger, and salt. Cover and simmer on low

for 30 minutes until tender with porridge like consistency. In sauce pan

saute spices in ghee for a minute then mix into rice and beans. This is

important to release the energy of the spices. Ok to add steamed

vegetables. Top with cilantro and lime. Serves one. Ok to make personal

adjustments. This is the most basic kitchari recipe for detoxificiation

and healing. You can find many different variations of this basic

recipe. Sometimes the rice quantity is doubled.

 

To maintain texture of rice, cook rice and beans separately as follows.

Cook 1/2 cup rice in 1 cup water. Remove from heat and let sit covered

for 5 minutes. Cook 1/4 cup beans in 1 cup water for 20 minutes. Mix

spices and ghee into beans. Top rice with beans. Eating only kitchari

can be constipating. Include extra fiber. A good substitute to rice is

the grain quinoa. Tumeric, corriander, and cumin strengthen digestion

plus tumeric is detoxifying. Organic spices available from ayurveda.com

or lhasakarnak.com Kitchari simply means rice and bean mixture.

 

Ghee Recipe

 

Slowly melt one pound of organic unsalted butter in a glass sauce pan.

When butter begins to boil, reduce heat and slow boil 12 to 15 minutes.

Careful not to burn. When curds at bottom of pan turn light tan, remove

from heat. Remove foam on top of melted butter with large spoon. Pour

ghee through stainless steel strainer into glass jar and seal with lid.

Ghee does not require refrigeration unless the weather is hot. Shelf

life is unlimited. Use a clean dry spoon when removing ghee from jar.

Ghee is one of the highest regarded tonic foods in ayurvedic medicine.