Sprouts are very nutritious because they contain all elements a plant needs for life and growth. The endosperm of the seed is the storehouse of carbohydrates, protein, and oil. When the seed germinates, these become predigested amino acids and natural sugars upon which the plant embryo feeds as it grows to maturity. When used as food, the life force is released and supplies the energy which is capable of generating healthy cells in the body and supplying us with new vigor and life. Used as an adjunct to the diet, sprouts can retard the aging process, since they contain ample amounts of male and female hormones, available in their most assimilable form. Processed foods often lack the vitamins and minerals necessary to a balanced diet. Research shows that, in sprouts, one finds one of the foods highest in vitamin and mineral content. Sprouts should, therefore, occupy a prominent place in the diet. This is one of my simple way of preparing gravy with sprouted lentils...
2cups Sprouted Lentils
1no Onion chopped
1nos Tomato chopped
1tsp Fennel seed
1/4cup Grated coconut
2nos Cloves
1nos Cinnamon sticks
2nos Bay leaves
1tsp Chilli powder
3tsp Coriander powder
5nos Curry leaves
Salt
Oil
Grind the coconut with fennel seed with half a cup of water...heat oil in a kadai, add the bay eaves, cinnmon sticks n cloves n fry them until brown, add the chopped onion, chopped tomatoes n curry leaves, once the onion turns transculent, add the sprouted lentils, chilli powder, coriander powder n salt..fry them for few minutes until they raw smell of the powders disappears..
Now add the coconut-fennel seed paste..add enough water , let them cook for a while r until the sprouts get well cooked..
Serve hot with rice, chappathis, parathas!!!!
Sending this delicious gravy to:
My Legume Affair - Fifth Helping by Briciole Event started by
Susan JFI - Sprouts host by Ammaluskitchen
Eat Healthy - During Pregnancy by Sangeeth.
Check out my co runners: 1)
DK 2)
Srivalli3)
Ranji4)
PJ5)
Curry Leaf6)
Medha7)
Bhawana8)
Raaji9)
Ruchii10)
Anu11)
Kamala12)
Roopa13)
Divya Kudua14)Rekha15)
Divya M16)
Lakshmi17)
Raaga 18)
Lakshmi Venkatesh 19)
Sripriya20)
Viji21)
Kamalika22)
Pavani23)
Karuna24)
Roochi