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 View all Chilli, Cumin, Beans, Milk, Mustard, Olive oil, Tomato, Spinach, Legumes, Dairy, Lentils, Mung beans, Ginger, Lime, Coriander, Garlic
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 View all Chilli, Cumin, Beans, Milk, Mustard, Olive oil, Tomato, Spinach, Legumes, Dairy, Lentils, Mung beans, Ginger, Lime, Coriander, Garlic

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: parsley, mint
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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