Green gram for breakfast
@allknowing (135453)
India
October 27, 2023 7:40pm CST
Green gram is good for the heart as it contains loads of potassium.
We have different ways in which we cook green gram Today it was sweet green gram. It was soaked over night and cooked adding jaggery and coconut. A touch of cardamom gives it a nice aroma.
We also cook sprouted green gram. This again has several health properties.
Image credit:https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Green_gram.JPG
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@RebeccasFarm (89741)
• Arvada, Colorado
28 Oct 23
What is gram..I have heard of it but never had it..I'll go look as my son is gravely ill and is potassium deprived.
Oh I see chick peas we call them.
That reminds me I must get some white beans for potassium.
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@allknowing (135453)
• India
28 Oct 23
Chick peas are different but these are what you see in the photo. As long as your son's kidneys are fine green grams are extremely good for him.
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@allknowing (135453)
• India
29 Oct 23
@RebeccasFarm Yes. They are the same. But his kidneys must be good for this
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@RebeccasFarm (89741)
• Arvada, Colorado
29 Oct 23
@allknowing I wonder where I could get them..I bet Amazon. I have not seen these in the stores..not sure about his kidneys..he wont go.
I looked on Amazon..is green mung beans the same?
Anyway what do you do with them..soak them first?
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@allknowing (135453)
• India
28 Oct 23
Which fire you are talking about I really would not know (lol) But I like the taste and it helps my heart.
Have a nice day.
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@allknowing (135453)
• India
28 Oct 23
@MattMeng My mother used to say mung cools the system and now I know exactly what she meant by reading your comment
Thank you.
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@MattMeng (3444)
• Hangzhou, China
28 Oct 23
@allknowing This is a medical term.
In the concept of traditional Chinese medicine, if a person's body is very uncomfortable, such as ulcers in the mouth, nosebleeds, molting on the body, and other phenomena occur, traditional Chinese medicine believes that the person is on fire and needs to eat some food that can reduce the heat, among which mung beans have a good effect.
By the way, mung beans originated in India and were very popular after being introduced to China.
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@kareng (59050)
• United States
28 Oct 23
@allknowing I have never heard that term before. Looks like a green pea 
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@allknowing (135453)
• India
28 Oct 23
@kareng On second thought I do not blame you as the photo is a bit zoomed They are actually tiny green grams and that's it (lol)
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@snowy22315 (179799)
• United States
28 Oct 23
I will take you word for it, It isn't something I ever heard of.
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@allknowing (135453)
• India
28 Oct 23
We also have bean sprouts with rice but this one is a sweet dish.
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@allknowing (135453)
• India
28 Oct 23
@sallypup For breakfast they are not sprouted. You can see how it is made in my post.
@arunima25 (87744)
• Bangalore, India
2 Nov 23
I mostly use them for dosa with loads of veggies or tadka daal..We use the sprouted ones in our salad. I enjoy the sprouted ones with cucumber, radish, carrot, coriander leaves, rock salt and lime juice
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@allknowing (135453)
• India
3 Nov 23
The raw sprouted green gram has the most nutrients. I must start eating them that way
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@arunima25 (87744)
• Bangalore, India
3 Nov 23
@allknowing Somehow raw things don't go well with me any more. I would steam them a bit.
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@allknowing (135453)
• India
31 Oct 23
@Shavkat If it is cooked as a vegetable we firist sprout it before cooking
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@Shavkat (139432)
• Philippines
31 Oct 23
@allknowing I occasionally buy and cook mung beans here.
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@allknowing (135453)
• India
28 Oct 23
This is an occasional breakfast. Cannot eat it every day
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@allknowing (135453)
• India
28 Oct 23
Tender coconut water is poison if you have issues with potassium.
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@RubyHawk (99405)
• Atlanta, Georgia
29 Oct 23
@allknowing It’s very good for people with low potassium.
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@almostoveryou (4736)
• Philippines
28 Oct 23
We call those green grans "mung beans" here on our side of Asia. I just mung bean stew for lunch. We also love to eat the sprouts. Good to know they're rich in potassium.
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@Beestring (14476)
• Hong Kong
28 Oct 23
Looks like green bean to me. But I guess it's different. Right?
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