I love sprouts and I try to include them in our diet as far as possible. Sprouting increases the Vitamin content (especially Vitamin C) of food. My grandmother says, sprouting not only increases the food value but also helps ease digestion.
Given an option ,I would sprout most of the pulses and grains we use!I even make a cereal for my son from Ragi, Wheat and Moong sprouts. He loves the taste and I am happy that he gets all his proteins and Vitamins!
Matki also called as Moth bean or Turkish Gram is popularly used in Indian cooking to make curries, salads, rice etc.It is quite easy to sprout matki .Clean and Wash the beans and soak Matki in water overnight (6-8 hours). Remove the water from the soaked Matki and tie it in a damp cotton cloth (I use a bag made from muslin cloth) till the seeds germinate (2-3 days depending on the weather). If the weather is too cold try and keep the tied Matki in a warm place. Now-a-days Sprouters or Sproutmakers are also available to make sprouts. I prefer the traditional way.
These crunchy Matki sprouts taste good even raw. Add a dash of lime juice, pepper and little salt -A perfect healthy snack!
Coming to Matki Bhaat. It is a very simple recipe where Rice combines with Matki sprout to enhance its flavour and nutritive value.
That’s Matki Rice Aeroplane for my son!
For Matki Bhaat you need: (Serves 4)
- Wash and drain the rice and keep aside. In a pan heat 1 tsp oil and 1 tsp butter. Add the Cumene seeds, peppercorns and cloves. Add the slit green chili and then add the chopped onion. Fry for a few minutes till the onion becomes translucent .Add the Matki sprout and fry for 2 minutes. Then add the rice, stir nicely and remove from heat. In a rice cooker add two cups of water and salt. Add the rice- matki mixture to it once the water starts boiling. Cover and cook till the indicator turns to warm. You can cook Matki Rice in a pressure cooker also. Take care that you donu2019t overcook it. The grains should separate and not stick to each other.
- Serve hot with curds or Raita.
- Delicious and healthy Matki Bhaat - I perefer it without any accompaniments , only topped with a spoonful of ghee!
What a healthy food… That nice aeroplane should tempt any kid… Wow ! I am tempted. Thanx for sharing.
@Yes Jayashree you have to keep on thinking of ways to tempt kids with their food!Thaks for your kind comments.
I love sprouts. Matki bhath is very very tempting. Thanks for sharing.
@Thanks Shipla
Hmm. THis sounds interesting. Will try it over the weekend. And your recipe is posted. Tempting and simply delish.
@Hey thanx and let me know how u liked it.Saw my recipe on your post.thanks
Madhuli,
The aeroplane looks cool. Perfect for children. By the way, you have blogged about such wonderful stuff in the last few days. I must take some time out to read all the posts. ‘Bhakaricha Kaala’ and all…nope, can’t be missed.
@Thanks Vaishali.Tell me how you liked the other psosts too…Feedback is always encouraging!!!
One has to be very creative indeed when it comes to feeding kids…that’s quite a cool one…Indeed a very healthy dish too…thanx for sharing
@Yes Shynee you have to be innovative with kids food!Thaks for your kind words.
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try the ultimate AEROPLANE LA TASTE BASMATI RICE FROM INDIA U CANNOT MISS IT IN STORES WITH GOLD PACKING
Awesome recipe…
Yes it is isn’t it??Comfort food for me.thanks for dropping by.