Mung Bean Pancakes with Gingered Tomatoes, Spinach, and Lime Yoghurt

This colourful, Indian-inspired meal makes a great breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner. If you want a bigger meal, a fried or poached egg makes a nice ...This colourful, Indian-inspired meal makes a great breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner. If you want a bigger meal, a fried or poached egg makes a nice addition. Read more This colourful, Indian-inspired meal makes a great breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner. If you want a bigger meal, a fried or poached egg makes a nice addition. This colourful, Indian-inspired meal makes a great breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner. If you want a bigger meal, a fried or poached egg makes a nice addition.

Prep time
20 mins
Cook time
20 mins
FREEZER FRIENDLY
No
SHELF LIFE
best eaten fresh
Why is this healthy?
Plant
points
Probiotics
Herbs &
spices
Contains
Dairy
Why is this healthy?
Plant
points
Probiotics
Herbs &
spices

NUTRITION PER SERVING (Read more)

17g
Protein
315kcal
Calories
17g
Total Fat
27g
Carbs
5g
Sugars
6g
Fibre
153mg
Calcium
12%
 
4mg
Iron
22%
 
133mg
Magnesium
32%
 
1164mg
Potassium
25%
 
555mg
Sodium
24%
 
0mg
Vitamin B1
0%
0.3mcg
Vitamin B12
13%
 
0mcg
Vitamin D
0%
3.4mg
Vitamin E
23%
 
141mcg
Vitamin B9
35%
 
267mcg
Vitamin A
30%
 
44mg
Vitamin C
49%
 
1.9mg
Zinc
17%
 
39mcg
Vitamin K
33%
 
0.3mg
Copper
33%
 
0.3mg
Vitamin B2
23%
 
1.7mg
Vitamin B3
11%
 
0.4mg
Vitamin B6
24%
 
272mg
Phosphorus
22%
 
Protein: 17g; Calories: 315kcal; Total Fat: 17g; Carbs: 27g; Sugars: 5g; Fibre: 6g; Calcium: 153mg (12%); Iron: 4mg (22%); Magnesium: 133mg (32%); Potassium: 1164mg (25%); Sodium: 555mg (24%); Vitamin B1: 0mg (0%); Vitamin B12: 0.3mcg (13%); Vitamin D: 0mcg (0%); Vitamin E: 3.4mg (23%); Vitamin B9: 141mcg (35%); Vitamin A: 267mcg (30%); Vitamin C: 44mg (49%); Zinc: 1.9mg (17%); Vitamin K: 39mcg (33%); Copper: 0.3mg (33%); Vitamin B2: 0.3mg (23%); Vitamin B3: 1.7mg (11%); Vitamin B6: 0.4mg (24%); Phosphorus: 272mg (22%)
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Why is this healthy?
Plant
points
Probiotics
Herbs &
spices
Contains
Dairy

Ingredients

Serves 4
For the pancakes
mung beans (dried)
bicarbonate of soda
green chilli
deseeded and roughly chopped
peeled and roughly chopped
garlic cloves
roughly chopped
coriander
Swaps: mint, parsley
roughly chopped
salt
fine
Swaps: coconut oil, ghee
For the lime yoghurt
Swaps: yoghurt (plantbased)
zest and juice
garlic cloves
minced
For the gingered tomatoes and spinach
mustard seeds
peeled and julienned
halved
Swaps: kale, swiss chard
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Method

1

Gather and prepare your ingredients.

2

Place the mung beans and bicarbonate of soda into a bowl and cover with several inches of water. Set aside to soak for at least 8 hours and up to 12 hours.

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