Mung Bean + Carrot Spread

Name: Mung Bean + Carrot Spread (Mash Mashak-e Qomi)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: Serves: 4 to 6
Cuisine: Iranian
Ingredients: 1 or 2 fried eggs (optional); 1 medium onion, peeled and thinly sliced; 2 cloves garlic, peeled and thinly sliced; 1 teaspoon turmeric; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1 cup/85 g chopped fresh dill weed or ⅓ cup/30g dried; 1 teaspoon ground cardamom; 1 cup/200 g mung beans, rinsed thoroughly; 1½ teaspoons fine sea salt; 4 carrots (1 lb/450 g), peeled and diced; 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper; 2 tablespoons oil

Mash Mashak-e Qomi

Preparation info

Serves:
4 to 6

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
1 hr 45

Appears in

Cooking in Iran

By Najmieh Batmanglij

Published 2020

About

Ingredients

2 tablespoons oil
1 medium onion, peeled and thinly sliced
2 cloves

Asia
Iran
Main course
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Heat the oil in a medium-sized saucepan over medium heat, and sauté the onions and garlic for about 15 minutes until golden brown. Add the carrots, salt, pepper, turmeric, cumin and cardamom, and sauté for 1 minute.
Add the mung beans and 4 cups/