Indian Mung Bean Soup Recipe

Name: Indian Mung Bean Soup Recipe
Prep time: 5 h
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 5 h 20 min
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup (~220g; 7¾ oz.) mung beans; 3 cups water (plus more for washing the beans); soaked beans; 3 cups water; ¼ teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon ghee; 1 tablespoon ghee (see note 2); 1 teaspoon cumin seeds; ¼ teaspoon powdered asafoetida; ¼ teaspoon turmeric; 2 green chili peppers (see note 3); 1 inch fresh ginger; 2 cups hot water (see note 4); 1 teaspoon salt (adjust to taste); 1 and ½ tablespoons lime juice; 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro (Or more if you like!)

Instructions

Prep:5hCook:20min

This bowl of nourishing mung bean soup is both comforting and healthy. While it takes some time to make from scratch, most of that time is hands-off. This Indian-style soup, with its gut-healing spices, is exactly what you need to end your day. Similar to this yellow lentil soup, the spices in this mung bean soup are simple. If you're familiar with Indian cooking, you likely already have all of them in your pantry. I prefer making it in a pressure cooker, but you can also use a saucepan or an Instant Pot—check the notes section in the post above for more details.

Updated at: Wed, 10 Dec 2025 18:52:44 GMT