Turkish Food and Drink Ideas
Mas Piyazi
This is a delicious exotic dish made with mung beans, peppercorn-size dark green beans that are very popular in Southern cuisine. Red chile pepper adds incredible hot taste.
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Recipe Ingredients:
- 5 spring onions
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 cup mung beans
- 1/2 cup parsley
- 1 tsp crushed chile peppers
- Salt to taste
- 3 tbsp lemon juice
- 3 tbsp pomegranate seeds
Method:
Put washed mung beans to the deep pan and add cold water. On medium heat boil the beans for 40 min or until mung beans become soft. Drain and set aside.
In a bowl add the mung beans, sliced onions, parsley, pepper, pomegranate, salt, and lemon juice. Stir well.
Keep this salad in fridge and serve chilled.
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