Drumstick leaves is a super healthy green variety. Its called as Murungai keerai in Tamil, Nugge soppu in Kannada, Moringa leaves in English, Sahajan ke patte in Hindi, Murinna ila in Malayalam. It has amazing health benefits. So I wish to include in our diet at least once in a week. Usually we make sambar, poriyal or adai with murungai keerai.

Recently I tried Murungai keerai kootu and this soup recipe. Both came out very well and tasty. In fact we loved this soup more than kootu and poriyal as it tastes tangy and spicy like rasam. More than soup, you can call it as murungai keerai rasam. Murungai keerai soup has lots of health benefits. It is easily digestible when compared with cooked whole greens. This soup is rich in Calcium, Iron, Pottasium and Vitamin A.

For healthy variations, people add boiled moong dal, coconut milk etc. But I made a simple version as suggested by my neighbor. I also referred Sharmis passions. For some people, drumstick leaves may be hard to digest. It increases the Pitta of our body and leads to vomiting and diarrhea. Even I have this issue. So for people like me, this soup is a boon. Its easy to digest and you can reap all the benefits of drumstick leaves.

Check out my Drumstick leaves sambar recipe.

Drumstick leaves poriyal

The best time to consume this soup is around 11 am or in the early evening around 3pm. It helps for easy digestion and absorption. You can take this soup twice in a week or in alternate days if you like.

Friends, do try this easy and yummy Drumstick leaves soup recipe. I am sure you will love it !

Drumstick leaves recipe – Murungai keerai soup recipe

Drumstick leaves recipe - Murungai keerai soup recipe

Drumstick leaves recipe – Murungai keerai soup recipe

Cuisine: South Indian

Category: Soup

Serves: 2

Prep time: 10 Minutes

Cook time: 20 Minutes

Total time: 30 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

Drumstick leaves – 2 cups
Ghee – 2 tsp
Cumin seeds – 1/2 tsp
Crushed garlic – 10 cloves
Small onion – 10
Tomato – 1
Pepper powder – 1/2 tsp ( as needed)
Salt & water – as needed

HOW TO MAKE DRUMSTICK LEAVES SOUP

Clean the drumstick leaves by removing its stem. Wash it thrice.
Heat ghee and splutter cumin seeds, crushed garlic.
Saute finely chopped onion till transparent. Add tomato and saute till mushy.
Now add the washed and squeezed drumstick leaves. Mix well for a minute.
It shrinks in size. Add little turmeric powder and sugar to maintain its green color.
Add 3 cups of water and let everything boil till leaves are cooked and water reduces to 1 cup.
Remove and add pepper powder. Serve hot. You can also filter the soup through metal strainer and enjoy the stock.
Healthy and tasty Drumstick leaves soup is ready.

METHOD – STEP BY STEP PICTURES

Clean the drumstick leaves by removing its stem. Wash it thrice and set aside. Wash and chop onion, tomato finely and crush garlic.

In a kadai or bowl, heat ghee. Splutter cumin seeds and crushed garlic. Add chopped onion and saute till transparent.

Add tomato and saute till mushy. Now add the washed and squeezed drumstick leaves. Mix well for a minute till it shrinks in size. Add a pinch of turmeric powder and sugar to maintain its green color if you like.
Lastly add 3 cups of water and allow everything to boil in medium flame and cook together till water reduces to 1 cup. By this time, keerai will be cooked soft too.

Switch off the flame and serve as such adding some pepper powder OR you can strain the soup in a steel filter and serve the stock adding pepper powder. Healthy and tasty drumstick leaves soup is ready.