Yum For BABY: Homemade Green Gram Sprout

Sprouts are wonder food due to its high nutritional value. These are rich in fibre, protein, minerals, vitamins and enzymes. You can sprout nuts, seeds, grains, and beans. The nutrients get enhanced when they are sprouted and are considered to be one of the best foods for everyone including kids. There are many different varieties of sprouts we can buy from farmers market. I used to buy bean sprouts from farmers market, but nowadays I do it at home. Very easy and we can have fresh sprouts. You can have fresh sprouts, also there are many ways we can cook sprouts. I usually make green gram sprouts at home since green grams will sprout easily.

My two easy sprouts recipes are green gram sprouts salad and stir fry. My son does not like to eat fresh green gram sprout. So I usually steam the sprouts and mix it with yogurt. Also we share stir fry with him. He enjoys that too. In this post, I am sharing the step by step instructions to sprout the green grams / Mung beans.

Process

Step 1: Select good quality whole green grams/ Mung beans to sprout. Wash them thoroughly and soak them overnight (6-8 hours).

Step 2: After 6-8 hours, drain off the soak water, and transfer them to another bowl or jar. Close the bowl with lid and keep them in a dark warm place.

Step 3: If you check after 6-8 hours, you will see the sprouts appearing. Let them sit for another 12 hours for long beautiful sprouts. For longer sprouts, you can keep them for one more day. I gave totally 24 hours to sprout them.

Use the sprouts fresh/ Cook them soon. If you want to use them later, transfer them to a container and close it with lid and keep in the refrigerator. It will stay fresh in refrigerator for 2-3 days.