mung bean balls

These are tasty mung bean balls that are a great addition to your main meal. They are satisfying and filing. 

Made from mung beans there are some great health and diatery benefits. Here are some.

  • Low GI – Mung Beans have a very low GI of 31. This means that mung beans promote healthy blood sugar levels. 
  • 1 cup of mung beans contains 3.16 grams of protein. 
  • Mung beans contain isoflavon which helps regulate hormonal activity.
  • They contain protease inhibitors which are know to reduce breast cancer risk.
  • Mung beans help lower cholesterol as they are low in cholesterol and high in diatary fibre.

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup mung beans
  • 2 tsp dry yeast
  • ½ cup oatmeal
  • 2 free range eggs
  • 3 cloves of garlic
  • himalayan salt to taste
  • ½ cup of cold water 

Method:

  1. Grind uncooked mung beans until fine texture is achieved
  2. Add eggs, yeast, oatmeal, garlic salt and ground pepper. Mix well and add cold water. Remix with water and let sit for 10 min.
  3. After 10 min form walnut size balls.
  4. In a separate saucepan prepare 3l of water with salt and pepper, bring to boil add the balls and cook for 1 hour and 20 min.
  5. In the meantime prepare parsley sauce.

Parsley Sauce Ingredients:

  • 1 small bunch of parsley
  • 2 cups of water
  • 1 massell vegetable stock cube
  • 1 full tbs of spelt flour
  • 4 tbs of cold pressed olive oil

Method:

  1. Warm fry pan with 4 tbs of olive oil.
  2. Add tbs of flour and mix well while cooking for 1 minute.
  3. Add gradually add the water while mixing and avoiding lumps.
  4. Add the stick cube.
  5. Cook for another 1 to 2 minutes.
  6. Add chopped parsley.

Once balls are cooked pour sauce over the balls and serve hot.

This recipe will make approximately 25 mung bean balls