Wednesday, 12 October 2011

Mung Bean and Fenugreek Waffles

I made these 'Mung Bean and Fenugreek Waffles' a little while ago with some of my mothers home grown chillies.  

As a waffle fan: both the sweet and savoury variety, I was quite excited that I stumbled upon a recipe that allowed me to make something different with mung beans, as normally its some kind of cold bean salad or spicy dal.
...but as soon as I tried a mouthful, the excitement was soon replaced with disappointment.  I found these mung bean waffles earthy in taste and dense in texture.  Maybe they are meant to be that way, but I think it could do with a little tweaking to make it more palatable.   You can find the  slightly recipe below, if like me your curious to give it a go.
I am sharing some of these Mung Bean and Fenugreek Waffles with My Legume Love Affair#40 that is being hosted this month by Suma of Veggie Platter. MLLA was founded by Susan of The Well Seasoned Cook.

Mung Bean and Fenugreek Waffles
Makes about 4
Ingredients
175g mung beans
2 - 4 green chillies, sliced
1 tablespoon dried fenugreek
¼ teaspoon baking powder
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
salt to taste
Method
Soak the mung beans overnight or at least 4 hours.  Drain and blend in a food processor to a smooth paste with the green chillies and 120ml water.
Add the remaining ingredients to the batter and combine. 
Cook the waffle batter according t the waffle machine.  serve hot with butter and a green chutney.   Adapted from Tala Dalal's New Indian Vegetarian Cookery.
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13 comments:

  1. Gloria Baker12 October 2011 at 18:57

    Look absolutely nice!! gloria

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  2. julie12 October 2011 at 20:10

    never thought of making waffles out of these two combo..Healthy one and a great job!!

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  3. Shaheen12 October 2011 at 20:43

    Thanks Gloria.


    Thanks julie.

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  4. Mark Willis12 October 2011 at 21:07

    It's not often that you produce something that doesn't sound appealing, but even you don't rate this one, so I'm not going to risk it!

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  5. Erin12 October 2011 at 21:13

    What an interesting combination for waffles! Anyway to turn a usually unhealthy recipe into something you can feel better about is good!

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  6. Shaheen12 October 2011 at 21:38

    Thanks Mark,
    There is a traditional Indian recipe with all these ingredients, but the batter is deep fried into balls, hence eaten as nibbles. I don't think it worked so much this way.


    Thanks Erin.
    Your right, maybe thats why I am not so keen on it - its healthy - nah - I am all for healthy. This was just not that tasty

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  7. Zoe12 October 2011 at 22:51

    These waffles are very unique! Nice and healthy too.

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  8. Julie Lynn13 October 2011 at 01:30

    Your recipes become more innovative all the time. Fabulous!

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  9. Shaheen13 October 2011 at 08:34

    Thanks Zoe.


    Thank you Fayinagirl.

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  10. Hazel - Chicken in a Cherry Sauce15 October 2011 at 01:34

    Very interesting idea! They almost remind me of egg boxes... because of their colour!

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  11. Shaheen15 October 2011 at 09:01

    Thanks Hazel.
    Your right, they certainly do look like egg bozes, would hold quail eggs perfectly :) Not that I've eaten them.

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  12. Suma Gandlur8 November 2011 at 04:24

    This sounds very interesting. Thanks for such a lovely entry.

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  13. Shaheen8 November 2011 at 09:26

    Thank you Suma.

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