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Moringa leaves soup recipe - a healthy, easy, quick, and delicious soup recipe. Drumstick leaves or moringa leaves popularly known as murungai keerai in Tamil. It is one of the most common green varieties used in the Tamil kitchen. In almost all the houses in Tamilnadu, they have this tree in the backyard. The moringa leaves, moringa pods, and the moringa flowers are all edible and you can prepare different delicious dishes with them.

Moringa leaves are very rich in vitamins, antioxidants, and minerals. According to science, it is said that moringa is 7 times more Vit C than oranges, 10 times more Vitamin A than Carrots, 17 times more calcium than milk, 9 times protein than yogurt, 15 times more potassium than a banana, and 25 times more iron than spinach.

Ingredients

• a small bunch of Moringa leaves
• 1 tbsp Split PigeonPeas (Toor dhal)
• 2 -3 nos. Garlic cloves
• 5 -6 nos. Shallots
• ½ tsp Cumin seeds
• ½ tsp Pepper
• 1 small  Tomato, chopped
• ¼ tsp Turmeric powder
• 1 cup Water
• 1 cup warm water
• Salt as required

Method:

• Strip the leaves from the stem using your fingers. Discard the thick stalks. Then wash the leaves in the water.

• Add all the ingredients one by one to the pressure cooker except water. Finally, add 1 cup of water and mix well.

• Pressure cooker it for 3 whistles on medium flame. When the pressure goes down open the lid and allow it to cool.

• Once the moringa leaves mixture cooled down and add it to a blender or mixie jar. Grind them to a smooth paste.

• Then add 1 cup of warm water and mix well. Or add as much water to make it thin. Strain through the sieve and serve warm.

Step By step picture of how to make moringa leaves soup recipe

Add all the ingredients one by one to the pressure cooker except water. Finally, add 1 cup of water and mix well.

Pressure cooker it for 3 whistles on medium flame. When the pressure goes down open the lid and allow it to cool.

Once the moringa leaves mixture cooled down and add it to a blender or mixie jar. Grind them to a smooth paste.

Then add 1 cup of warm water and mix well. Or add as much water to make it thin. Strain through the sieve and serve warm.

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Ingredients

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• Tomato - 1, chopped

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• Pepper powder - 1 tbsp

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• Salt to taste
  

Method

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