How to sprout moong dal | Whole green gram at home

Sprouts are the cheapest and easiest way to get complete nutrition. My grandma starts her day by eating the moong sprouts. Sprouts provides essential minerals an vitamins. They have more nutrients when compared to unsprouted beans. Calories and carbohydrates are compartively less in sprouted beans than unsprouted beans. Preparing sprouts is an easy task and once sprouted store it in refrigerator. Please check below for step by step instructions and pictures for preparing moong dal sprouts in home




Nutrients Comparison between dry and sprouts moong beans:
The nutrient value changes in sprouts when compared to dry green moong beans are found below 
Source: http://www.medindia.net

Energy content - calories	Decrease 15 percent
Total carbohydrate content	Decrease 15 percent
Protein availability	Increase 30 percent
Calcium content	Increase 34 percent
Potassium content	Increase 80 percent
Sodium content	Increase 690 percent
Iron content	Increase 40 percent
Phosphorous content	Increase 56 percent
Vitamin A content	Increase 285 percent
Thiamine or Vitamin B1 content	Increase 208 percent
Riboflavin or Vitamin B2 content	Increase 515 percent
Niacin or Vitamin B3 content	Increase 256 percent
Ascorbic acid or Vitamin C content	An infinite increase

Instructions:

• Wash moong dal for 3-4 times and soak in water for 8 to 12 hours. Moong beans will swells up absorbing the water.

• Wash moong dal and strain the excess water. Transfer it to a jar. Close the jar with meshed cloth and secure it with rubber band. Store it in dark warm place.

• After 12 hours, remove the moong dal from jar and wash it in luke warm water. Strain the excess water and transfer it to the jar.Close the jar with meshed cloth and secure it with rubber band. After 12 hours, the beans will be sprouted. Wash it in luke warm water and store it in refrigerator.

Tips:

Moong dal will double in volume, after sprouted.

Moong Dal Sprouts Recipes you may be interested are:
1. Mung bean sprouts sandwich
2. Mung sprouts Kuzhambu | Mulai payaru Kuzhambu