mung bean with spinach

Serves: 6

Ingredients:
150g mung beans (split or husked mung beans/peas)
100g new potatoes, halved and boiled until tender
250g spinach, washed and finely chopped
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon chopped ginger
1-2 green chillies chopped
½ teaspoon cumin seeds
½ teaspoon turmeric
juice of ½ lime

Method:
wash  mung beans in water well.
heat the oil in a pan and fry the ginger, green chillies and cumin for 1 minute.
add the  mung bean and spinach and cook for another 1-2 minutes.
add the turmeric and 1½ litres water.
cook, uncovered on low heat, stirring from time to time till  the mung bean becomes tender. you may need to add extra water. stir in lime juice and cooked potatoes and warm through. serve with pitta bread or brown rice.