Dinner · 60 min · filipino

Comforting Ginisang Munggo

Weeknight-friendly Filipino cooking: Comforting Ginisang Munggo comes together in 60 minutes with mung beans, water, and not much else. The macros do the talking: 15g protein, 40g carbs, and 2g fat in every 210-calorie serving. Naturally vegan and vegetarian, it scales cleanly if you are cooking for more than one.

✓ USDA-verified nutrition data

Ingredients

• 1.5 cups Mung beans
• 6 cups Water
• 6 cloves Garlic
• 1 Onion
• 2 Tomatoes
• 2 cups Malunggay leaves
• 1/2 cup Smoked fish flakes

Steps

1. Simmer the mung beans in the water, 35 minutes, until they burst and thicken into a porridge — Friday tradition in countless Filipino homes.
2. Separately, brown half the garlic deeply in oil until crisp; set aside for topping.
3. Sauté the onion, remaining garlic, and tomatoes 6 minutes, until jammy.
4. Stir the tomato mixture into the beans; simmer 10 minutes more.
5. Fold in the malunggay and smoked fish flakes; the residual heat wilts the leaves.
6. Season with salt or fish sauce. Serve crowned with the crisp garlic — the crunch against the creamy beans is essential.

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