Mung Bean With Spinach

Ingredients

• 150g mung beans (split or husked mung beans/peas)
• 100g new potatoes, halved and boiled until tender
• 250g spinach, washed and finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon chopped ginger
• 1-2 green chillies chopped
• ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
• ½ teaspoon turmeric
• juice of ½ lime

Preparation

1. wash mung beans in water well.
2. heat the oil in a pan and fry the ginger, green chillies and cumin for 1 minute.
3. add the mung bean and spinach and cook for another 1-2 minutes.
4. add the turmeric and 1½ litres water.
5. cook, uncovered on low heat, stirring from time to time till the mung bean becomes tender. you may need to add extra water. stir in lime juice and cooked potatoes and warm through. serve with pitta bread or brown rice.