It is consider as a tridoshic sattvic food, when cooked with correct spices. It is best for sprout.
Health Benefits:
• Tridoshic Sattvic Food
• Good Source of low fat protein, amino acids, high fibres, minerals.
• Consider as whole food
• Improves Skin Complexionv
• Light in Digestion.
• It’s not just traditional nutritionists who love the mung. Ayurvedic expert Nadya Andreeva says that “mung beans are one of the most cherished foods” in the ancient holistic medicine practice.
“They’re considered tri-doshic, which means that they work well for all body types when cooked with correct spices,” Andreeva says. “As with other beans, Ayurveda recommends soaking mung beans overnight and cooking them with spices such as ginger, cumin, coriander, and turmeric, which renders them even more digestible.”
he green gram is a small, round olive green bean with a sweet flavor and soft texturet
1. It is a rich source of low fat protein, has a wide amino acid profile and contains no trans or saturated fats.
2. It has both insoluble and water soluble fibers that help maintain a healthy appetite.
3. Water soluble fiber helps lower LDL cholesterol and protects from cardiovascular diseases.
4. It digests slowly and gradually releasing sugar into the blood and helps maintain the blood sugar level.
5. It is said that the water in which green gram was soaked is a good medicine during cholera, measles and chicken pox.
Did you know?
Applying green gram powder on the face can give a good complexion.
