Classic Mung Bean Dishes

Serve authentic dishes that are so delicious as a super meal to accompany your day at home. A classic touch created in a simple kitchen with basic ingredients.

Mung Bean Grontol

Mung been grontol comes from a name that is commonly used by the Indonesian people. But did you know that in Aceh, where I live, we know this dish as Kacang Ijo Teu Keurabei Or in Indonesian, Kacang Hijau Aduk Kelapa.

This dish is synonymous with the addition of steamed grated coconut. It's a simple dish made with only two ingredients, but it has an extraordinary flavor.

Mung bean grontol is one of the special dishes that is quite popular in my area. This dish is usually served as a simple snack during leisure time in the village. It is also commonly used as a snack for people to take with them when they go to work in their gardens. Besides being easy to find, green bean grontol also has a unique taste and is very easy to prepare.

As someone who lives in the countryside, I am certainly accustomed to dishes like this. Here, most dishes are made using ingredients from home gardens or natural resources found around our village.

Ingredients

100 grams of green beans
100 grams of grated coconut
2 tablespoons of granulated sugar
1 pandan leaf
¼ teaspoon of salt

Preparation Procedure

Soak the green beans for 2 hours, then boil them in enough water.

In another container, prepare the grated coconut, add the pandan leaf, and steam for 5 minutes until it releases steam so that the coconut is cooked and does not spoil easily.

Once cooked, add the granulated sugar and salt to the coconut while stirring.

Once the mung beans have expanded or softened, drain them immediately so that they do not contain water.

Finally, when it has cooled and the water has reduced, mix the green beans with the grated coconut, and the green bean grontol is ready to serve.

Result

The green bean grontol is ready to serve. The green beans you use should still have their skins on. However, if you want to use peeled green beans, that's fine too. Both are equally delicious because when green beans are cooked until tender, their skins are also very tasty and soft.

The flavor is sweet and savory from the grated coconut. The combination of green beans and grated coconut is perfect, in my opinion.

About The Author

_{Welcome to this blog, I have a real name "Nurul", who comes from Indonesia. I have several hobbies, reading, writing, gardening, I also love food and cooking, even art related. And the most interesting one is spending the whole day traveling. From those hobbies, I will share some inspiring content for all of you, I hope you like my blog, please and reblog this post if you like it!.}