Sprouting Mung Beans (Taugeh) & Cooking Fish Head and Prawn Curry

We woke up late on this particular morning. I had an interrupted sleep because I woke up twice in the middle of the night to go to the washroom. It was probably because I drank too much water before I went to bed. It was a Sunday morning, and looking at the clock, we still have time to walk, returned to water my plants and still have time to get ready for online church.

Morning sky at 7:15am

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Our friend ran out of bean sprout for her fried noodle business. She needed hubby to help get some bean sprout for her while waiting for the supplier to deliver the bean sprout. I was curious and I volunteered to accompany hubby because I was interested to see the place and how they sprout the beans.

I was free to snap photos. The above big plastic containers are used to sprout the mung beans. Our city, Ipoh is famous for the short, fat and juicy bean sprouts because of the underground water from the limestone hills in this region. The premium grade bean sprouts come from the Buntong Village, which is less than 5 minutes drive away and less than 15 minutes walking distance from our house.

It takes about 5 days of regular watering of the beans (about 4 times a day) and by the 6 days they are ready for sale. The underground water which is rich in nutrients is used to water the bean sprouts producing premium grade crispy, healthy and fresh bean sprouts.

 The above bean sprouts is ready to be harvested after this final watering. 

The sprouts on the top are of low grade because they are long and skinny and usually used as animal feed. The next layer will be sold to noodle shops and the premium grade from the middle layer will be sold to the shops selling poached chicken and blanched bean sprouts also known as the popular "Ipoh nga choy kai".

We waited for the seller to pack a plastic bag of bean sprouts for us to send to our friend. They will deliver the rest when they go on their delivery round. Hubby and I are fans of bean sprouts and we love blanched bean sprouts or bean sprouts stir fried with salted fish.

Oleander pink flowers by the roadside.

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Simple home cooked dinner.

I cooked curry using ready made curry paste, half a fish head, prawns (given by neighbour), pineapple, home grown long beans and long okra. Shared some of the curry with our friend and neighbour.

I steamed rice and warmed up the leftover fried "suk yue" fish. It was a delicious and satisfying dinner.

Linking to Wordless Wednesday & My Corner of the World.

Two can accomplish more than twice as much as one,

for the results can be much better.

If one falls, the other pulls him up;

but if a man falls when he is alone, he's in trouble.

Also, on a cold night, two under the same blanket gain warmth

for each other, but how can one be warm alone?

(Ecclesiates 4:9-11, The Living Bible-TLB)