Mash - the benefits and harms to the health of the body

Mash is a plant of the legume family, which came to us from India and has the second name "Mung Bean". The range of applications of this plant is quite wide, it is used not only in cooking, but also in medicine, cosmetology, and even to stimulate mental activity. People from ancient times have learned to use mash in order to treat various diseases and their prevention.

The composition and medicinal properties of the plant

It’s hard to overestimate the beneficial properties of Masha, because these are truly unique beans, the composition of which is rich in phosphorus, magnesium, iron, potassium, calcium, zinc, sodium, folic acid, vitamins C, E, K and group B. Due to its diverse composition, very often mung beans are used as a substitute for meat products in the diet of vegans, vegetarians and raw foodists.

The main healing properties of Masha:

• Strengthening immunity.
• Cleansing the body of harmful substances due to diuretic action.
• Memory improvement.
• This plant is a great helper in losing weight.
• Stimulation of the sections of the brain responsible for mental activity.
• It is an additional component in the treatment of diseases such as: asthma, arthritis, allergies.
• Improving the general condition of the body.
• It inhibits the oxidation of organic compounds, which allows you to maintain youthfulness and elasticity of the skin.
• Recovery and prevention of visual impairment.
• Normalization of the kidneys.
• Contains a minimum of substances that cause flatulence.
• Normalization of the hormonal background.
• Lowers cholesterol and blood sugar.
• Treatment and prevention of acute respiratory viral infections, bronchitis, rhinitis, tracheitis.
• Normalization of blood pressure.
• Getting rid of edema.
• Slows the growth of cancer cells.
• Prevents age-related skin changes.
• Normalizes the functioning of the nervous system.
• It quickly enough eliminates the feeling of hunger and saturates the body with useful substances.
• Helps remove free radicals from the body.
• It is an excellent prevention of cardiovascular diseases.
• Contains antimicrobial agents.

Advice! It is best to use mung bean in sprouted form, so it saturates the body with even more nutrients and vitamins.

Indications and contraindications for use

However, despite the wide range of useful properties, mung beans have some contraindications to their use:

• Pregnancy.
• Metabolic disease.
• The period of breastfeeding.
• High gas content in the intestines.
• Allergy to the components contained in mash.
• Slow intestinal motility.

When using mash, remember that an overdose can lead to various ailments of the human body, therefore, for medicinal purposes, beans should be taken in moderation and after prior consultation with a specialist.

Recipes

Due to the large list of medicinal properties, mung beans are often used in cooking and amazingly delicious first and second courses are prepared from it. This article contains the 3 most common and nutritious recipes from mung bean:

Cooking chowder

1. Fry finely chopped onions and carrots in a pan with the addition of vegetable oil.
2. Add peeled tomatoes to the pan.
3. Pour roasting into a three-liter pan filled to the brim with water.
4. After boiling, add mung bean to the pan and cook for about half an hour.
5. Add seasoning to your taste. Traditionally, salt, black pepper, garlic and greens add seasoning.
6. Before serving finely chopped mint is added to each plate.

Cooking kichari

1. Before cooking, pre-soak the mung bean for 120 minutes.
2. Add cumin to a pan greased with sunflower or olive oil.
3. After a minute add finely chopped onions and carrots to the cumin.
4. When the onion gains a slightly golden hue, add turmeric, garlic and cardamom to the pan and add rice after a couple of minutes.
5. After 3 minutes add water to kichari and salt.
6. Simmer for half an hour, stirring every 5-7 minutes.

Making a cake

1. In a deep saucepan, finely chopped onions and carrots must be fried. With the addition of sunflower or olive oil.
2. Then add garlic to the stewpan and fry for about another minute.
3. After this, the washed mash is also added to the stewpan, poured with water and cooked for 40 minutes over medium heat.
4. Ready beans are mixed with grated cheese.
5. While the filling is cooling, roll out the puff pastry and place on a baking sheet.
6. Next, carefully lay out the filling and wrap the edges of the dough.
7. Before you put the cake in the oven, you need to grease it with yolk.
8. The cake is prepared for about 20-30 minutes in the oven, preheated to 180 degrees.

Be sure to try these delicious and easy-to-cook mash dishes. Mung beans will not only be a hearty lunch or dinner, but will also bring a lot of benefits to your body and will be an excellent prevention of various diseases. However, do not forget that you should not over-consume legumes in your diet, as this can cause problems with the gastrointestinal tract and increase gas formation.

Video: how to germinate and consume mash