 How to cook mung beans? Mung beans are delicious and versatile beans that can be added to virtually any savory recipe. Either sprout the mung beans to make a fresh, crunchy treat or boil them to create a hearty stew. Mung bean sprouts can be added to sandwiches, salads, stir-fries, and noodle dishes. Cooked mung beans can be seasoned and eaten as a stew, added to curries, or used as a substitute in other bean recipes. Cooking dried mung beans. Sort the beans. Slowly pour the beans into a large bowl. As you pour, examine each bean carefully. Mung beans bags of dried beans can have small rocks and other inedible debris mixed in. Remove any suspicious-looking beans as well. Old, wrinkled beans won't soften well and may hurt your teeth. Bring some water to a boil. Place a large cooking pot on the stove over high heat. Add about 3 cups – 0.7 liters – of fresh water to the pot and let it come to a boil. Always cook with cold tap water. Hot tap water can dissolve contaminants in pipe systems that will be carried into your food, too. Add the dried beans. Add 1 cup – 200 grams – of dried mung beans to the boiling water. Give the beans a good stir to help saturate them completely. Don't worry if a few beans float on the top. As soon as these beans soak up enough water, they will sink to the bottom. If want to cook more than 1 cup of beans, use more water. For every cup of beans, you should boil 3 cups of water. 1 cup of dried mung beans will yield 3 cups of cooked beans, or approximately 3 servings. Simmer the beans for 30–40 minutes. After adding the beans, allow the water to return to a boil. Next, lower the heat to medium-low. Let the soup simmer for 45 minutes to an hour or until the beans are soft. A simmering pot will release a few small streams of bubbles. If the surface of the liquid is bubbling too much, reduce the heat. 4. Resist the urge to add salt until the beans are done cooking. If you add salt while the beans are still simmering, they may become tough. 5. Season the beans and serve. You can blend the soft beans to serve them as a hearty stew, drain them to create a healthy side dish, or add them to your favorite savory recipe. Mung beans can be seasoned with. Raw aromatics such as green onions and fresh herbs. Salt, pepper, and olive oil. Coconut milk' 6. A cilantro, coriander, cumin, and ginger spice blend' 7.