Rating
Published Apr 4th
Prep 20m Cook 1h Additional - Ready In 1h 20m
Servings 12 servings Calories 380.9
Delicious main dish featuring millet, mung beans, assorted vegetables, flavors and cheese. Yummy! My husband won a local cooking contest with a similar recipe.
Recipe Ingredients
- 9 cups water, divided
- 2 cups dried mung beans
- 2 ½ cups millet
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1 green bell pepper, chopped
- 1 stalk celery, chopped
- 1 carrot, shredded, or more to taste
- ⅓ bunch chopped flat-leaf parsley
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 (1 inch) piece fresh ginger, grated
- 2 teaspoons dried basil, or more to taste
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon curry powder
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 cups chopped tomatoes
- 2 teaspoons salt
- ground black pepper to taste
- 2 cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
Cooking Directions
- 1 Bring 4 cups water and mung beans to a boil in a pot; cover, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until beans are tender, 45 to 60 minutes.
- 2 Bring 5 cups water and millet to a boil in a separate pot; cover, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until water is absorbed and millet is tender, 10 to 20 minutes.
- 3 Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion, green bell pepper, celery, carrot, parsley, garlic, ginger, basil, oregano, cumin, curry powder, and cayenne pepper until vegetables are slightly tender, 5 to 10 minutes. Stir tomatoes, salt, and pepper into vegetable mixture.
- 4 Mix mung beans, millet, and Cheddar cheese into vegetable mixture; cook and stir until cheese is melted, 2 to 3 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
- Calories 380.9
- Carbohydrate 55.2 g
- Cholesterol 19.8 mg
- Fat 9.9 g
- Fiber 11.1 g
- Protein 18.8 g
- Saturated Fat 4.5 g
- Sodium 536.1 mg
- Sugar 2.6 g