This is the first time that I made this kind of soup--Mung beans (monggo), lentil, bokchoy (pechay), kale, baby spinach, tomatoes, ginger, and sea salt. No oil, and fish sauce. I have never tried cooking lentil, and kale before. I didn't remember them being available in our markets back in the Philippines. I don't know also of any Filipino recipes using one or both ingredients.
Here's what I did: Wash the legumes in running water. Then boil the monggo and lentil together until they're soft, and the outer covering of the beans comes off. Add more water. If you squish the beans using a laddle, and they're soft, that means that the pot is ready for the other ingredients. Add the sliced onions, tomatoes, and a few pieces of whole okra. Season the soup with sea salt. Add the bokchoy. About two to three minutes before turning the stove top off, add the kale leaves. Then, add the spinach. Pour a scoop full in a bowl. Serve with rice.
This soup is like a warm hug in a bowl. It's just perfect for the season's super cold weather. I can't believe how superb the lentil and mung beans together. The greeneries, and okra completed the all-star cast!
It's soooo good! Unbelievabrrrrr!
10 comments:
Over here we eat those ingredients often but I had never seen them being cooked together. Your kitchen is always full of excitement.
OMG! I love this Lili! monggos is one of my favorite dish!! ahh!! perfect! Love how you made it healthier too!
love lots,
Tin
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It looks like yummy! I wish I could prepare that kind of food. Need to enroll myself in culinary arts. The only thing I can prepare is sinigang na hipon or beef, that's my specialty. Congrats, Lili.
Monggo and lentils are my favorites. Noong bago pa lang ako s aibang bansa, may naghanda ng lentil soup, akala ko munggo. Ang swerte ng mga anak mo dahil laging may bagong putaheng natitikman.
Happy new year! I'm trying to do the same thing, more veggies ug soup. Pero nadiscover nako, dili kaayo ko tig-kaon ug fruits masking daghan nakahanda. Please post more recipes/ideas :D
Me too. Love monggos so much.
I make my sinigang without any meat too. hehehe. Just all-veggie sinigang.
Nakakatamad rin minsan but I have no choice but cook all the time. :)
Hi, Jul! Happy New Year. I will post healthy recipes as much as I can. I even cook inun-unan pero walay isda. Puro gulay lang.
I crossed my fingers when I decide to combine the legumes, then thought of throwing away everything in the pot if it didn't work. Glad that it did! It would really be a waste!
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