Savory Mung Bean Pancakes

Ingredients

• 1
  
  cup unhulled, whole mung beans
  
• 1
  
  cup spinach
  
• 1
  
  thai chile (optional)
  
• 2
  
  teaspoons lime juice
  
• 1/2
  
  teaspoon cumin powder
  
• 1/2
  
  teaspoon salt
  
• 2
  
  teaspoons vegetable oil
  

Directions

1. Soak mung beans in 2.5 cups water overnight or for 8 hours.
2. In the morning after draining water, pour soaked beans onto a plate and look through them. Some beans do not soften. Discard them.
3. Add soaked beans to a blender. Follow with rest of the ingredients except oil and blend to a fine paste. Add little water to facilitate blending.
4. Heat a non-stick pan. Pour 1/2 tsp of oil.
5. Pour about a half cup of mung bean batter into the pan and swirl it around lightly to make a small pancake that’s 2-3-inches in diameter. The thickness of the pancake should be between that of a crepe and a flour pancake.
6. Once the edges become brown, flip and let cook on the other side.
7. Serve hot. Fold the pancake into half and place a dollop of sour cream and salsa in the middle of the folded pancake. Or eat this pancake with cilantro chutney.