As a child, I relished this creamy, nutritious, and protein-packed mung bean dessert at birthdays, weddings, and other celebrations; it's a true delicacy.

Mung Bean Dessert (4-6 bowls)

  • Preparation time: 10 minutes
  • Cooking time: 10 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 cup split mung beans (dry roasted)
  • 1 cup coconut/cashew milk (fresh)
  • 1/8 cup cashew pieces, raisins & coconut shreds
  • 1/4 cup of coconut sugar/date sugar/agave (may add more according to taste)
  • 1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder (freshly crushed)
  • 3 cups of water
  • 2 tablespoons avocado/grape seed oil
  • A pinch of Celtic salt

Instructions

  1. Dry roast split mung beans on a low flame until they're aromatic. Cook the roasted beans in 3 cups of water for 10-15 minutes on medium heat, or pressure cook until the beans are cooked.
  2. While the mung bean is cooking, add 2 tablespoons of oil to another pan and fry cashews, raisins, and shredded coconut. Add the coconut last to avoid burning. 
  3. Pour 1/2 a cup of water into the fried cashews, raisins, and coconut mix. Add the sweetener and coconut milk, and mix until they're combined.
  4. Allow the mixture to cook by stirring for 2-3 minutes; you can adjust the consistency based on preference by adding more warm water.
  5. Add the cooked mung beans, a pinch of salt, and cardamom powder to the coconut milk mixture and cook for 1-2 minutes.
  6. Serve and enjoy the warm delicacy. 

Call to Action

This dessert is typically made during special or joyful occasions as a sign of celebration, but with Jesus, every day is special and joyful. We can taste His sweet love by spending time in His presence. The scripture refers to God's word (Psalm 119:103), His law (Psalm 19:10), pleasant words (Proverbs 16:24), and counsel (Psalm 55:14) as sweet as honey. While preparing this recipe, let us contemplate how Moses implored the Lord, and in response, the Lord instructed him to cast a branch from a tree into the waters of Marah in order to make the bitter water sweet. In the same way, let us give all our bitter experiences, burdens, and worries to God, and in return, He will give us a Marah experience.

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