No need to soak the mung beans for this recipe! The instructions mention washing the mung beans and removing any stones, but there's no soaking required. You simply add the washed mung beans to a saucepan with water and a pinch of baking soda, bring it to a boil, then simmer until the beans are tender. So, you can save some time and skip the soaking step for this particular mung bean curry recipe.