Kimchi Egg Drop Soup

For this weeks blogging marathon I'm showcasing " Soups & Salads". Today I'm sharing a healthy soup made of egg whites. Check this Blogging Marathon page for the other Blogging Marathoners doing BM#38.

Kimchi egg drop soup is packed with nutrients & proteins that we need on a daily basis. The soup tasted delicious with fermented juices of kimchi & the broken egg whites. I made it with left over cucumber kimchi I made few weeks back. You can replace this with a store bought or any home made kimchi. 

Prep Time-10mins | Cook Time-20mins | Yields-2servings
Ingredients
1cup kimchi
3cups water
1Tbs tomato paste or 1 tomato pureed
1/2Tsp red chili pepper (Optional) 
1Tsp sugar 
salt

1egg 

Few scallions & grated carrots for garnish

Directions

- Take a vessel with water & to that add kimchi.

- Along with that add tomato paste, chili powder, sugar & salt.

- Bring it to boil & cook for 15mins or till the veggies are done. Adjust the salt, spiciness & sugar if needed.

-Now separate the egg whites in to a bowl. whisk it with a spoon & add directly to soup. 

- The egg breaks & mingles with the soup. Cook for 5mins & switch off heat. 

- Garnish with spring onion, carrots & serve it as you like.  

Note: 

- Kimchi will have sufficient spiciness to it. If needed add extra or just omit adding it.

- You can add the whole egg instead of egg whites.

I served it with a egg white omelette & roti for lunch. It was filling & good.

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Moong Dal Sprouts | How to make Moong Dal Sprouts ?

How to sprout??? Yah.. When you are thinking & trying to be healthy, sprouted beans are involved in it. Other day I was randomly checking the calorie facts of mung bean & to my surprise 1Cup of sprout beans are just 31 calories. I was jumping in joy..of-course in my head & went a head making a snack bowl for the eve.
Bean & lentils take at least 2days of time to sprout. Plan ahead if you want to snack on them. Coming to sprouting, I remember my mom making them in a cheese cloth & I have seen many tutorials with different methods. so here is how I have done.

Ingredients
1/2Cup moong beans / mung beans
Directions:
1. Soak Moong beans for 16hrs. I checked the beans after 8hrs and I could see some beans haven't puffed yet. I went ahead & soaked them for next 8hrs.

2. Drain the water & give them a good wash.

3. Now comes the sprouting part. If the bowl is small then transfer beans in to a wide bowl & close it with a lid in a way you allow a little air in to it.

4. They sprouted a little after 8hrs.

5. After another 8hrs they are fully sprouted & ready to snack on.

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Mung Sprouts Salad | Moong Sprouts Salad | Sprouts Salad

For this weeks blogging marathon I'm showcasing " Soups & Salads". Today I'm sharing a healthy sprout salad. Check this Blogging Marathon page for the other Blogging Marathoners doing BM#38.

Moong sprouts salad / Mung sprouts salad is a healthy indian style salad. Sprouts are a healthy & nutrient food. They can be made with different pulses & I chose moong bean sprouts for this salad. I made it in Indian style as I don't have to add oil in the dressing & it only needs 3 ingredients to build the flavor in salad. Check my post for how to sprout for step wise post.

Prep Time-16hrs | Cook Time-10mins | Yields-2servings
Ingredients
1Cup moong dal sprouts
1/2Cup grated carrot 
1Tbs lemon juice 
1Tsp red chili powder (Adjust accordingly)
salt
Directions 
- Steam cook mung dal for 5mins. Remove them & cool them.
- Mean while in a bowl mix carrots, lemon juice, red chili powder & salt. 
- Now add the moong sprouts to the bowl & mix them well. 
- Adjust salt & chili powder if needed. 
- Garnish as you like & enjoy this healthy salad.
Note:
- You add finely chopped onions for a crunch in the salad.
- You can mix & match veggies in this salad. So play with the combo's as you like.

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