Kirlaillya Moogachi Kadi | Padengi Ghassi (Sprouted Mung Bean Curry)

This Lent has seen me trying out various vegetarian recipes - mostly Mangalorean, and I am thoroughly enjoying this experience. Mangalorean cuisine is a treasure trove of recipes from every community and there are so many similarities in our recipes albeit a few change in ingredients or measures here and there. Every time I try out a recipe which works for me I fall in love with our cuisine all over again. Most of our vegetarian recipes are coconut based but a good number of them are made with onions, yogurt, buttermilk or lentils as a base. I personally prefer the coconut based curries as I find them to be more delicious, no other reason. Also, the use of coconut ensures that you get sufficient gravy if you are a rice eater (I like lots of gravy on my rice). Anyway, this recipe is a family favourite, my mother made it a lot when I was a child but somehow I don't remember eating it much during my growing up years. Maybe that's the reason why I didn't really make it too often after I got married.