Mung Bean Congee

Look Healthier and Lower Your Blood Pressure with Mung Bean Congee

The Japonica rice in mung bean congee recipe can improve spleen function. The mung beans promote healthy digestion and can help lower blood pressure and cholesterol. The lotus seeds can reduce the risk of certain cancers and provide nourishment to the body; and the red dates can improve general skin health. This tender congee dish is truly delicious and nutritious, with the added bonus of improving the body’s immune system.

Tips from the Master Chef

Be sure to add extra water to the congee during the cooking process when necessary. If using lotus seeds that are not already cracked open, remove the pits before cooking.

Ingredients

3/4 cup (150 grams) Japonica rice
1.75 ounces (50 grams) red dates
1 ounce (25 grams) mung beans
1 ounce (25 grams) lotus seeds

Seasonings

crystallized rock sugar, to taste

Please see measurements in grams to be more exact for all ingredients and seasonings.

Cooking Directions

Wash the mung beans, and soak overnight in a pot of water.
Wash and rinse the rice, lotus seeds, and red dates.
Add 6 ⅓ cups (1,500 milliliters) of water to a pot. Add in the rice and mung beans and bring to boil.
Add in the red dates and lotus seeds, then turn to low heat and continue to cook.
Cook until the lotus seeds and mung beans become soft and the congee is thick and viscous. Add crystallized rock sugar and continue to cook until it is dissolved in the congee.