Name: Ginisang Munggo (Stewed Mung Beans)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 cups pre-boiled munggo; 3 tbsp cooking oil; 3 cloves garlic (minced); 1 medium-sized onion (diced finely); 1 small tomato (diced); ¼ k (shrimps, peeled and deveined); 1-2 cups water; 4 tbsp patis; Salt and pepper to taste; Slices of half an ampalaya (bitter melon)

Ginisang Munggo (Stewed Mung Beans)

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A hearty Ginisang Munggo with mung beans, garlic, and greens—nutritious, savory, a perfect Filipino comfort food.

Author: Magida
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Yield: 4 1x

Ingredients

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2 cups pre-boiled munggo
3 tbsp cooking oil
3 cloves garlic (minced)
1 medium-sized onion (diced finely)
1 small tomato (diced)
¼ k (shrimps, peeled and deveined)
1-2 cups water
4 tbsp patis
Salt and pepper to taste
Slices of half an ampalaya (bitter melon)

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Instructions

Sautee garlic, onion and tomato — in that order, with a distance of about half a minute each.
Add shrimps and stir till they are pinkish in color.
Add munggo, water, salt, pepper and patis and simmer. Add ampalaya slices then turn the heat off immediately.

Notes

You can use any variety of lentils instead of munggo.

Find it online: https://feastfulfork.com/ginisang-munggo/