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Sweet potatoes and Thai bananas sit above a green bowl of Guinataang Munggo (Mung Bean Porridge) with jackfruit and banana slices on top.

Ginataang Munggo (Mung Bean Porridge)


  • Author: Rafe Vencio

Description

Comforting when you need a bowl that feels like home along the coast.


Ingredients

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  • 1 cup green mung beans
  • 1 cup glutinous rice or 1/2 cup glutinous rice flour
  • 2 cans coconut milk
  • 1 can coconut cream
  • 2 cups water or more as needed
  • 1 cup sugar, less or more to adjust to your preference


Instructions

  1. Wash and rinse glutinous rice and set aside.
  2. Toast the mung beans in a dry skillet or pan until evenly browned. Using a mortar and pestle or food processor, grind the beans coarsely.
  3. Bring coconut milk and 1 cup water to a boil then add the toasted mung beans and washed rice. Cook on medium heat until soft; add more water as needed if it starts to dry out. Once cooked, add the coconut cream and sugar to taste.
  4. If adding optional ingredients: boil the root vegetables separately until soft and set aside, add to the sweet porridge at the last step; add jackfruit as well if using.

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