The laborious steps to make ‘pradhaman’ include toasting mung beans until slightly brown (above, left), splitting the beans ...

and one plant can produce up to 40 pods or so. Mung beans are usually self-pollinating. The seed pods grow darker as they mature, turning almost dark brown to black. The outlines of the seeds show ...

This initial transaction involved originating Brazilian green mung beans with a final destination to Pakistan. Brazil is a major exporter of green mung beans, especially to China and India.

I love the simple dish of steamed scallops with mung bean vermicelli, usually found in Cantonese restaurants that specialise in seafood. Often, though, they use far too much pre-minced garlic ...