Sweet Mung Bean Soup
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I love sweetened mung beans as a dessert and snack. I like it cold out of the fridge, really cold mixed in with shaved ice, or warm and soothing heated up. You can adjust how much sugar to add to suit your own tastes. You can buy these dried beans at an Asian grocery store. Possibly available at regular stores too in the international foods section or maybe health foods bulk bins though I've never looked anywhere besides Chinatown for these.
Found recipe at http://www.eatingchina.com/recipes.html#mungbean
Sweet Mung Bean Soup (lu dou tang)
Mung beans, according to Chinese, have a 'cooling' effect on the body, so this is a very popular snack in summer. The dish can also be served hot. A refreshing summer snack or dessert. Very easy to make.
Serves 6

Ingredients
1/2 cup of mung beans
6 cups of water
5 tablespoons sugar or to taste
Method
Soak the beans overnight, or least for 4 hours, in plenty of water.
Place in a large pot, add the water.
Bring to a boil, add sugar, stir, and simmer for 1 hour.
Let cool, then refrigerate for 1 hour, and serve

Seeing this post (http://community.livejournal.com/cooking/3536473.html) reminded me to post this one of my own. Go read that thread if you want more ideas of things to do with mung beans.
Thread at food_porn
Found recipe at http://www.eatingchina.com/recipes.html#mungbean
Sweet Mung Bean Soup (lu dou tang)
Mung beans, according to Chinese, have a 'cooling' effect on the body, so this is a very popular snack in summer. The dish can also be served hot. A refreshing summer snack or dessert. Very easy to make.
Serves 6

Ingredients
1/2 cup of mung beans
6 cups of water
5 tablespoons sugar or to taste
Method
Soak the beans overnight, or least for 4 hours, in plenty of water.
Place in a large pot, add the water.
Bring to a boil, add sugar, stir, and simmer for 1 hour.
Let cool, then refrigerate for 1 hour, and serve

Seeing this post (http://community.livejournal.com/cooking/3536473.html) reminded me to post this one of my own. Go read that thread if you want more ideas of things to do with mung beans.
Thread at food_porn
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Date: 2006-02-09 10:34 pm (UTC)definitely one of the things i miss most while at college :/
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Date: 2006-02-09 10:36 pm (UTC)I made a mung bean/brown rice dish a couple of weeks ago, and while it was delicious and hearty, it was really hard on the digestive track (sorry tmi).
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Date: 2006-02-09 10:53 pm (UTC)Never knew what to do with mung beans!
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Date: 2006-02-09 11:04 pm (UTC)Yesterday I linked someone to this (http://www.recipezaar.com/115523) recipe for banh phu the, which are one of my favorite things to eat (luckily I can't get them all the time!)
If you prepare the 'filling' part of that recipe, it works well in smoothies :)
You can also make red bean smoothies...
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Date: 2006-02-09 11:44 pm (UTC)pretty simple, but the batter is *really* sticky. I made them without the coconut (I'm not such a fan) or the 'essence'...really, to me, it's just a matter of the glutinous starch batter (we used tapioca starch) and the sweet mung bean filling.
I love most things with odd textures (jello-stuff especially...the only exception that comes readily to mind is Gefilte fish, which I can't stand :P)
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Date: 2006-02-09 11:47 pm (UTC)Here's a highlight from dictionary.com, tho:
However, it is known that during the World Wars,
`mung' was U.S. army slang for the ersatz creamed chipped beef
better known as `SOS'
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Date: 2006-02-10 12:07 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-02-10 10:18 pm (UTC)green bean
Date: 2006-02-10 11:32 pm (UTC)We add the sugar syrup after the mung bean cooking well done. (The mung bean just cracking not wide open)By the way, our store use the rice cooker cooks it. That way cook faster and you don't have to stir what so ever.
You might like this one too. Go check it out.
<http://www.nicemeal.com/dessert/dessert01.html>
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Date: 2006-02-11 01:25 pm (UTC)Also, I noticed I missed your birthday in Jan. while I was on a brief sabatical from LJ. So, Happy Belated Birthday. I hope you had a great one and many more to come. Cya!
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Date: 2006-02-12 11:14 pm (UTC)Re: green bean
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Date: 2006-02-12 11:47 pm (UTC)Not to bias you completely against them. I've known people who like them well enough :P
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