Hey Cindy!

Ive been living on Khichidi cooked by my mom for 4 weeks now and it has greatly improved my symptoms.
Here is the recipe I use:
1) moong split peas ( Called moong dal, in an indian store) (1/2cup)
2) kalajeera Rice ( its a short grain rice. Any short grain would suffice) (1/2Cup)
3) Turmeric , coriander and cumin powder
4) Ghee ( indian butter, very healthy scd replacement for other types of oils)

If you have green moong peas, soak them for 18hours, but in a store you may also get the yellow split peas which wont require the soaking. For yellow split peas Thoroughly clean the rice and beans untill you dont see any white residue coming from the water. For the green moong, do the same before soaking. Rice need not be soaked, only cleaned.

Take 1 teaspoon of ghee, 3/4 teaspoon turmeric, coriander and cumin powders, and heat them up in a pressure cooker.

Add rice and moong and saute on medium flame for 10-12 mins. Add 3-4 cups of water and pressure cook for 20 mins. Depending on how you like the consistenacy, change the amount of water. Add salt to taste.

I hope this helps. Send me a message if you need a video too. Ill be glad to help.

Hi Cindy, I’ve never worked with mung beans myself, but I think the soak you did would be fine. For any dried bean I’m uncertain of, I usually just soak in plain water overnight. I hope the mung beans help your son and that he is feeling better soon.

Thank you for your help! 🙂

Hi Elin – you don’t need to soak fresh green beans sugar snaps, etc.

Nuts like cashews and peanuts can be soaked, but I didn’t get a chance to over it in this article 🙂

Hi Michelle – soaking the beans in a glass container on the counter (at room temperate). Happy soaking!

Hi Kathy! Thanks for sharing and we do recommend you try it next time:)

Thanks James, very helpful information!

Also something to bare in mind, Eva, is that alot of people with issues like leaky gut and it’s associated problems have an issue with decreased histamine tolerance. Peanuts are very high in histamine, and if you have a reduced tolerance to histamine, eating peanuts could cause symptoms such as tingling and itchiness in the mouth, tongue and face, urticaria, red watering eyes, a sudden sensation of anxiety, headache, runny nose, diarrhoea, a cough, and nausea. Other foods high in histamine can be alcohol, caffeine, nuts, mature cheese, vinegar, salted snacks (such as salty nuts or salted crisps), chocolate, and and others. Hope this helps.
Blessings,
James

Hi James – the calories should not change:) This just makes it easier to digest the beans.

Thanks Eva 🙂

Personally I stay away from peanuts. Peanuts aren’t prepared the way other legumes are (they aren’t soaked and then cooked until soft) so it’s hard to say what the effect of peanut lectins might be. Plus there are often mold issues with peanuts – Chris Kresser goes into it a bit in this great article: https://chriskresser.com/are-legumes-paleo/

To be super clear though – I wouldn’t recommend you try any beans until you’ve got a great “safe zone” diet established of meats, fruits and veggies – foods you tolerate really well that leave you feeling good – once you have that down, then you can start experiementing with these “gray zone” foods like properly preapred beans 🙂

What about peanuts? Can we eat peanut butter in the beans phase of the intro diet?

If I did have a question, which may sound like a daft one but it’s genuine in my case, it would be about calories. Does this make the beans any lower in calories or is it a healthier way in terms of people struggling with their weight? Due to certain medications, stubborn weight gain is an issue I’m faced with.
Thanks! 🙂

Hi Ella – yes there are a lot of beans 🙂 For any bean I’m not sure (or any kidney-shaped bean like pinto beans) I use the guidelines for kidney beans. When all else fails, soaking overnight in water is always better than nothing.

I use the kidney beans guidelines for these types of beans 🙂

If I’m ever totally unsure, an overnight soak in water in always better than nothing!

I use the kidney bean guidelines for navy beans!

Hi Deb – no, the pressure cooking is in addition to the soaking – you always want to soak the beans before you cook them according to the directions ehre, and then you can cook them according to any recipe for dried beans you have (including in a pressure cooker). You might find that soaked beans cook up faster than do non-soaked beans – and that they are much creamier, too!!

Hi Laurie –

I don’t recommend canned beans – it’s impossible to know exactly how they were prepared. It is so easy to soak and cook them yourself, much cheaper, they taste better, are easier to digest, you don’t have to worry about BPA in the cans – there are just many reasons to not eat canned beans and prepare them from dried instead. If I had to chosoe between not eating beans or eating canned beans, I would choose to not eat beans (personally!)

You’re welcome!! Glad you found it helpful:)