• Stove Top method- Boil sprouts with 2 cups of water until they are perfectly cooked in a pot until they still have a bite to them, and water has evaporated. It will take approximately 15 minutes. They cook quickly. Then follow the rest of the steps to make subji/curry. If they are cooked and there is still water, you can strain the water and use it later.
• Take some oil in pan on medium heat. Once the oil heats up, add the cumin seeds. Once they splutter, add the garlic, chilies and onions.
• Let it sauté for few minutes and once the onions turn translucent, add the spices, salt.
• Stir and add the boiled sprouts. Mix and add 1/2 cup of water. Cover and cook for few more minutes, and water has evaporated. If you want to keep it saucy. Then you can add more water. Once you add the sprouts to onion mix, as they are already boiled, they don’t need a lot of time.
• Garnish it with cilantro and squeeze some lemon juice before serving. Serve it with rice and kadhi or roti.
• Instant pot method- If you are using instant pot follow these steps. Turn IP on sauté mode, add oil and let the oil heat up, then add the cumin seeds, once they splutter add onions, garlic and sauté it until they turn translucent. Add the spices and salt. Stir and add sprouts. Add 1 cup water. Then, pressure cook them on manual for 5 minutes on high. And let it natural release pressure.
• This dish is usually dry enjoyed with other accompaniments. You can keep it lit bit watery to your liking.

How to Sprout Mung Beans

• Sprout mung beans – 1 cup green whole mung soaked in water overnight or 5 hours at least.
• Rinse out the water and transfer mung beans to a muslin or cheese cloth. Tie it loosely and leave it in a bowl or colander for at least 2 days. If the cloth looks dry, sprinkle some water on it. You will be able to see the mung beans sprouting little by little. Make sure to check in everyday to see if they are sprouting or not. If they are sprouted enough, you can start using them. I have always had success sprouting them within two days.
• One more tip- If you open the muslin cloth and the mung beans feel sticky, I just rinse them in water. That can happen, does not mean they are spoiled. If they smell funky or taste funky then we know they are really spoiled. It has never happened to me. Once the mung beans have sprouted, you can transfer them in a container and store them in the fridge. You can also deep freeze them for future use. They can easily stay up to a week in fridge.