"Growing mung bean sprouts is super easy and involves mainly two parts - soaking and providing them with the right environment to grow healthy."
How to grow thick mung beans sprouts
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ingredients
- 1/2 cup mung beans
- 3-4 cups clean water
Wash and soak the beans
Method
Step 1
Place the mung beans in a large bowl and rinse them 1-2 times. Drain and keep them aside.
Step 2
Place the beans back in the large bowl, pour the water, and soak them overnight (8-9 hours).
Prepare the environment
Step 1
The next morning, discard the water in which the beans were soaking and wash them a couple of times. You will notice that the mung beans have cracked, showing the white part of the legume. This is a sign that they are ready to sprout. Pick out any beans that have not sprouted and discard them.
Step 2
There are two ways in which you can sprout the beans. 1) In a thin cloth towel or a muslin cloth 2) In a colander over a small bowl and cover with a moist cloth.
Step 3
Cloth method: Moisten the cloth and place it in the large bowl (the ends should hang out of the bowl comfortably) and place the mung beans on it. Wrap the towel/cloth in a snug bundle and place it back in the bowl. Place the bowl in a well-ventilated, dark, and dry place, away from direct sunlight and in the warmest spot in your kitchen. Let them be for 24 hours.
Step 4
Colander method: Place the mung beans in a colander and place the colander over a bowl. Cover with a thin, moist cloth. Place the colander in a well-ventilated, dark, and dry place, away from direct sunlight, and in the warmest spot in your kitchen. Let them be for 24 hours.
Sprouting
Step 1
Day 1: After 24 hours, (you will see that the beans have tiny sprouts) gently tip them from the cloth into a bowl, rinse gently, and drain them. Place them back in the cloth, wrap them, and place the bundle in the bowl. Let them be for another 24 hours.
Step 2
If sprouting in a colander, rinse the mung beans directly in the colander (be gentle), drain the water completely, and place the colander back over the bowl. Cover with a moist cloth and keep it aside for another 24 hours.
Step 3
Day 2: The sprouts will get going and would have grown longer 🙂. Rinse them in the same way as before and keep them aside for another 24 hours. This time, place a heavy object (such as a skillet/saute pan) on the bundle (or in the case of a colander, on the moist cloth). This encourages the shoots to grow thick and straight.
Step 4
Repeat the above process till the sprouts have grown at least 2 centimeters in length. Depending on where you live and the weather conditions, this will take 3 or 4 days.
Harvesting and storing
Step 1
Rinse the mung bean sprouts once again before using them.
Step 2
If storing them for later, drain the water completely and let them dry a bit. Line a glass container or jar with paper towels. Close the lid and store them in the fridge.