My Ginisang Monggo ( Sauteed Mung Beans)

If your looking for a high fiber dish, Sauteed Mung Beans is the answer. This dish is highly recommended for those people having problem in lowering blood cholesterol and indigestion. Mung Beans is also high in uric acid, so for the "not so young" they are avoiding to eat this dish. 

Here in the Philippines, Friday is a Ginisang Mongo day ( Sauteed Mung Beans day). It's been a tradition that Ginising Monggo is served every Friday evenings. It is related to religion, because most Filipinos are Roman Catholics and abstain from meat on Fridays even outside of Lent. But for my case, I just simply love mung beans. I cook it whenever I have a cravings for it. Lol. 

Ginisang Monggo (Sauteed Mung Beans)

Ingredients

4 cups of water

1 1/4 cups green mongo (mung beans)

2 tbsp oil

1/2 small onion, chopped

3-4 cloves garlic, chopped

1/4 ground beef (optional)

1 cup prawns

2 cups of Malungaay leaves (Moringa Leaves)

2 tbsp patis (fish sauce)

Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Soak the mung beans in about 2 cups water for 1 1/2 hours.

Bring the water to a boil and simmer for 20-30 mins. Set aside.

Heat oil in a pan and saute onion and garlic. Add the ground beef and saute until brown.

Add the mung beans and 2 cups fresh water. Bring to boil and simmer over medium heat until beef is fully cooked (add more water if necessary). Then add the prawns and cook for 2 mins then add the malungay leaves. Season it with patis, salt and pepper. 

Best serve hot with steamed rice and tinapa (smoked fish).