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

Mash is a plant of the legume family, which came to us from India and is called the second mung bean. The range of application of this plant is quite wide, it is used not only in cooking, but also in medicine, cosmetology, and even to stimulate mental activity. Since ancient times, people have learned to use mash for the treatment of various diseases and their prevention.

The composition and therapeutic properties of the plant

The beneficial properties of Masha are hard to overestimate, because they are truly unique beans, whose composition 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 food eaters.

The main therapeutic properties of Masha:

• Strengthening immunity.
• Cleansing the body of harmful substances due to the diuretic action.
• Memory improvement.
• This plant is a great helper in losing weight.
• Stimulation of brain sections responsible for mental activity.
• It is an additional component in the treatment of diseases such as asthma, arthritis, allergies.
• Improving the overall condition of the body.
• It inhibits the oxidation of organic compounds, which allows to preserve the youth and elasticity of the skin.
• Restoration and prevention of visual impairment.
• Normalization of the kidneys.
• Contains a minimum of substances that cause flatulence.
• Normalization of hormonal background.
• Lowers cholesterol and blood sugar.
• Treatment and prevention of SARS, bronchitis, rhinitis, tracheitis.
• Normalization of blood pressure.
• Getting rid of swelling.
• Slows the growth of cancer cells.
• It prevents age-related skin changes.
• Normalizes the nervous system.
• It quickly eliminates the feeling of hunger and nourishes the body with nutrients.
• Helps eliminate free radicals from the body.
• It is an excellent prevention of cardiovascular diseases.
• Contains antimicrobial substances.

Tip! It is best to eat mash in germinated form, so it will saturate the body with even more nutrients and vitamins.

Indications and contraindications for use

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

• Pregnancy.
• Metabolic disease.
• Breastfeeding period.
• Increased gas content in the intestines.
• Allergy to components contained in the machine.
• Slow intestinal motility.

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

Recipes

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

Cooking Chowder

1. Finely chopped onions and carrots fry in a pan with the addition of vegetable oil.
2. Add peeled tomatoes to the pan.
3. Pour zazharku in a three-liter pot, filled to the top with water.
4. After boiling, pour mash into the pan and cook for about half an hour.
5. Add seasonings to your taste. Traditionally, seasoning adds salt, black pepper, garlic and herbs.
6. Before serving, finely chopped mint is added to each plate.

Cooking Kichari

1. Before preparing the dish, you must soak the mung beans in advance for 120 minutes.
2. In a pan, greased with sunflower or olive oil, add cumin.
3. After a minute, add finely chopped onions and carrots to the cumin.
4. When the onion gets a little golden hue, you should add turmeric, garlic and cardamom to the pan and add rice after a couple of minutes.
5. After 3 minutes, add water to the kichari and salt.
6. Simmer for half an hour, stirring every 5-7 minutes.

Cooking Cake

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

Be sure to try these tasty and easy-to-cook masha dishes. Mung beans will not only be a hearty lunch or dinner, but 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 excessively use legumes in your diet, as this can cause problems with the work of the gastrointestinal tract and increasegas formation.

Video: how to sprout and eat mash