Ginataang Munggo Guisado Recipe
 
 
Ingredients
  • 2 cups mung beans
  • Cooking oil
  • 3-4 cloves of garlic, peeled, crushed, and minced
  • 2 medium or 1 large onions, peeled and chopped
  • 2 tomatoes, chopped (optional)
  • One knob ginger, sliced
  • 1 eggplant, sliced
  • Few pinches of salt
  • 3 cups water
  • ½ cup thinly sliced bittermelon (optional)
  • 2 cups fried tofu cubes
  • 1 bunch malunggy/moringga leaves, woody stems removed (spinach or kale are good alternatives)
  • 15 ounces coconut cream or "kakang gata"
  • Fried beancurd sheets upon serving (optional)
Instructions
  1. In a pot, add mung beans and fill up with water enough to cover the beans. Put to a boil and lower down to a simmer. Cook for 45 minutes or until the beans have turned soft and mushy. Add more water if needed. Alternatively, you can use a pressure cooker and cook for 30 minutes.
  2. Using a separate pot, add oil and saute garlic, onions, and ginger over medium heat until the onions have turned soft and translucent.
  3. Add the squash, eggplant, and few pinches of salt. Mix well.
  4. Pour water and cover the pot. Simmer until the eggplants and squash have softened (if you would like a mushier squash, cook the squash first for 5-7 minutes before adding the eggplants).
  5. Mix in the softened mung beans, bittermelon, tofu, moringga, and tomatoes.
  6. Pour the coconut cream and mix well.
  7. Simmer for 5-7 minutes and adjust seasoning to taste. Add more salt and make it extra savory if you're going to eat this dish with rice. You can also add a couple tablespoons of soy sauce.
  8. Put to a boil then turn off heat.
  9. Serve hot and top with fried beancurd sheets (optional) and rice on the side.
Notes
If you're using canned coconut cream instead of freshly-pressed, you can add the coconut cream during any stage of your cooking. Canned coconut creams do not form curds like freshly-pressed so no need to wait toward the end of your cooking to pour it. On the downside, canned ones are not as flavorful as fresh.
Recipe by ASTIG Vegan at https://www.astigvegan.com/ginataang-munggo-guisado-recipe/